
Southern Community Park will cover 70 acres south of Southern Village and west of Highway 15-501, with more than 50 percent natural areas. Construction is scheduled to begin in late June or early July 2007 and be completed in mid-2008. The athletic and soccer fields are expected to be ready for play in August 2009. The park currently has a one and a half mile temporary natural-surface trail for pedestrian and mountain bike use.
The project is being funded by Orange County, Chapel Hill and a North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund grant.