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33 <br />5/26/99 <br />facilities. While recreational facilities may be developed privately, <br />these are not open to the public. Secondly, small parcels of land that <br />are donated for public use are often not used, because of their small <br />size and /or inaccessible location. <br />1. Land Dedication <br />In Orange County, a total of 44.08 Acres has been dedicated. All of the <br />land is located in southern Orange, in either Bingham or Chapel Hill <br />Townships. All are also non- contiguous parcels ranging from 0.12 <br />acres to 12.34 acres in size. <br />• Bingham Township 14.32 Acres <br />• Chapel Hill Township 29.76 Acres <br />1. Payments -in -Lieu Funds Collected <br />Both Orange County and Carrboro have collected funds under <br />the existing payment -in -lieu programs. Under legislative <br />authority granted by the General Assembly, Orange County may <br />collect and use its funds on a district basis. In the 1988 Master <br />Recreation and Parks Plan for Orange County, a system of four <br />districts was instituted (see map in Appendix K). <br />To date (April 1999), the County has accumulated $533,000 <br />through the payment -in -lieu system. Three projects totaling <br />$45,000 have been funded from these proceeds: the New Hope <br />Creek Corridor project, the Efland- Cheeks Park and the Parkland <br />Reserve. There is currently $488,000 available for use in the <br />fund. Broken down by district, the Orange County funds are <br />allocated as follows: <br />Orange County Payments -in -Lieu <br />Total Accumulated (as of 4/99): $533,000 <br />Spent (as of 4/99): $45,000 <br />E ri <br />Amou t <br />1- Northern Orange <br />$102-,3Y2 <br />2- Cheeks/ <br />Hillsborough <br />$171,296 <br />3- Bin ham <br />$65,003 <br />4- Chapel Hill Tw <br />$149,317 <br />GRAND TOTAL - <br />ALL TWPS <br />$487,952 <br />Town of Carrboro Payments -in -Lieu to date: $453,684 <br />31 <br />