FY23 FULL BUDGET REPORT ADOPTED

Cedar Fork District Park Field Improvements

Concept

$3.7M

Unfunded Project Concept

Location: Aviation Parkway/NC54

Strategic Plan Goal: Engaged, Inclusive Community

Brief Scope & Justification: Improve irrigation, lighting, and add a secondary access point to allow the site to have versatilely, greater functionality, improved safety and better overall flow. The Parks Master Plan supports enhancing existing park assets. The facility compliments Crabtree Hatcher Creek Greenway system and future Crabtree Creek Nature Park. With some improvements, the fields could support a variety of sports/tournament play. This site is leased through Wake County.

Cedar Fork District Park General Site Enhancements

Concept $2.2M

Unfunded Project Concept

Location: Aviation Parkway/NC54

Strategic Plan Goal: Engaged, Inclusive Community

Brief Scope & Justification: The Parks Master Plan supports enhancing existing park assets through effective upgrades and expansions that improve maintenance and care of existing facilities that may influence programs and offerings provided by a growing community. Improves several aesthetic and functional elements within the existing park such as landscaping, replacing restroom facility, better signage, resurfacing gravel parking lot and other amenities.

Crabtree Creek Nature Park

Active

$5.2M

Parkland Payment in Lieu and Grant Resources

Location: Abuts Cedar Fork District Park and Crabtree Creek Greenway trail; located just off NC54 at Keybridge Drive

Strategic Plan Goal: Engaged, Inclusive Community

Brief Scope & Justification: To provide a passive recreation facility with nature park to include a parking lot, a picnic shelter with restrooms, a playground, an open play green space, and walking trails through wetland and forested areas. Educational interpretive signage would be installed throughout the site to describe the different wildlife and environmental aspects of the park. Construction drawings are currently at 60% completion. The Parks Master Plan supports this type of park amenity; could serve as trailhead with commuters for Crabtree Hatcher Creek Greenway, town owned property - providing a needed playground amenity in that service area. The Town has been awarded a $500,000 Parks and Recreation Trust Fund Grant to reimburse funds paid during construction of Crabtree Creek Nature Park.

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