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38 <br />5/26/99 <br />Orange County, with its role in school site acquisition and <br />program /staff resources for land acquisition may best play a <br />coordinating role in future land acquisitions for both purposes. <br />D. Public /Private Partnerships <br />As mentioned above, one of the most exciting prospects for the <br />future of recreation and parks provision in Orange County is that <br />of public /private partnerships. Coordination with OWASA and <br />UNC in locating future parks and facilities seems feasible, and <br />the Work Group recommends that the local governments <br />(perhaps through the Parks and Resource Lands Council) work <br />to identify properties for potential partnership and meet to <br />explore these possibilities. In particular, the identified need for a <br />large district park between Chapel Hill - Carrboro and <br />Hillsborough might be a venture that all parties would have a <br />stake in. <br />Additionally, partnerships with other entities may take on <br />different roles. Coordination with Duke University is also <br />recommended, although it is recognized that Duke Forest is of a <br />different nature. Duke Forest plays an important role in the <br />open space network of the County, and future discussion of that <br />role as links in a corridor or trail system will be critical. <br />Finally, the potential for coordination with Triangle Land <br />Conservancy, the State of North Carolina, the Eno River <br />Association and private firms appears to exist and should be <br />encouraged where practical. <br />E. Joint Capital Facilities Plan / Coordinated Land <br />Identification, Acquisition and Banking <br />If the local governments in Orange County are to be successful <br />in providing for the long -term needs of County /town residents, <br />it is clear that joint capital funding and land - banking efforts <br />need to be addressed, and should be addressed as quickly as <br />possible. A meeting of Managers, elected off=icials and staff <br />should be called to develop a plan for coordination. <br />It is clear that land prices will continue to escalate. Potential <br />larger park areas inside the Chapel Hill - Carrboro area are quite <br />limited, which will require planning for future joint district parks <br />In the County. This, plus the inability to accumulate sufficient <br />funds individually, leads to a strong recommendation that <br />Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough develop <br />a plan to coordinate funding sources in future years. It is <br />36 <br />