Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 09:35:24 -0400
From: Allen Baddour
Subject: Chatham County Recreation
I’d like to comment and hopefully clarify on a few recreation issues in Chatham — I don’t know a thing about the 3 on 3 basketball tournament, its cost, the basis for its cost, or where its proceeds will go.
But, I do want to clarify that the funds held by the Chatham County Recreation Department as a result of the Recreation Exaction Fee are required to be used for facilities (land acquisition and improvement,
buildings, fields, play structures, etc). It may not be used for operating expenses, programming, etc. This is the money (along with state matching funds and regular county operating funds) that was used to build the Southwest Park, and was/will be used for the park in North Chatham as well.