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Town of Pittsboro · 4. Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (PARAB)
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Advisory board meeting Historic preservation

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What was decided

  1. Approved 4.IDraft Minutes: June 4, 2025 Approved 5-0
  2. Approved 6.ILewis Freeman Park Update Design approved 5-0

Read from the agenda's recorded outcomes. Where the board published minutes, those are the record — this is a pointer to them.

What's on this agenda

Pittsboro's Parks and Recreation Advisory Board met Aug. 13 to approve the Lewis Freeman Park shelter design and hear updates on the summer program, the fall program guide, the skatepark's Sept. 20 grand opening, and parks and recreation sites planned for the South Village Small Area Plan.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The board approved the Lewis Freeman Shelter design project as presented by Hobbs Architecture, after architect Chevon Moore discussed opportunities for donated materials; Grimsley Hobbs gave background on the park's namesake. The town manager reported the town was not awarded a grant it had sought and updated the board on the town's purchase and planned use of the RAFI Building for the parks department.

Members raised concerns about disrepair to the swing structures at Mary Hayes Park and discussed a possible QR-code system for citizens to report repairs, plus ongoing conditions at Roberson Walk and Powell Place. No old or new business items came up. No one signed up for public comment.

How the votes went

The board approved the agenda 5-0, the June 4 minutes 5-0, the Lewis Freeman Shelter design project 5-0, and adjournment 5-0.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

No members of the public spoke.

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Agenda items (2)

Minutes approval · 1Other · 1
  1. 4.I Draft Minutes: June 4, 2025
    Minutes approval
    The board approved its June 4, 2025 minutes as presented.
    Approved 5-0
  2. 6.I Lewis Freeman Park Update
    Other Historic preservation
    Hobbs Architecture presented a proposed shelter design for Lewis Freeman Park, along with background on the park's namesake and options for donated materials; the board approved the design as presented.
    Design approved 5-0

Agenda changes

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