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AGREEMENT Among THE COUNTY OF CABARRUS and THE CITY OF CONCORD, THE CITY OF KANNAPOLlS, THE TOWN OF HARRISBURG, THE TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT AND THE TOWN OF MIDLAND. FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR FUTURE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE AREAS WITNESSETH WHEREAS, Cabarrus County has, in recent years, experienced greater levels of residential, commercial and industrial development than at any time in its history; and WHEREAS, in the wake of this development, the City of Concord, City of Kannapolis, Town of Harrisburg, the Town of Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, the Cabarrus Health Alliance and the Cabarrus-South Rowan Metropolitan Planning Organization identified in 2000 the need for preserving open space, providing adequate recreational and park facilities and identifying bicycle and pedestrian routes; and WHEREAS, the City of Concord, City of Kannapolis, the Town of Harrisburg, the Town of Mount Pleasant, the Cabarrus Health Alliance, the Cabarrus-South Rowan Metropolitan Planning Organization and Cabarrus County agreed to contribute funding for compensation to complete a comprehensive master plan, known as a "Livable Community Blueprint (LCB)"; and WHEREAS, the LCB for Cabarrus County was completed in 2002 with recommended recreational and park facilities and bicycle and pedestrian routes; and WHEREAS, the City of Concord, the City of Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, Town of Mount Pleasant, Town of Harrisburg and the Town of Midland included in their FY 2006- 2007 budgets funding for the feasibility study of parks and open space funding options, public opinion research, and program recommendations for future land acquisition of open space and parks; and WHEREAS, staff members for the City of Concord, Cabarrus County, the City of Kannapolis, the Town of Mount Pleasant, the Town of Harrisburg and the Town of Midland have agreed to participate in the selection of the consultant; and 1 t:-~