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40 <br />5/26/99 <br />sufficient funds to meet long -term recreation needs. A process is <br />needed to use existing funds, modify the current program to <br />make it more practical, and develop new sources of revenue for <br />recreation land and facilities. <br />The Work Group recommends that Orange County and Carrboro <br />develop plans to match payment -in -lieu dollars to date with <br />parks bonds and other funding sources. With a method of <br />pooling payment -in -lieu across jurisdictions currently <br />unworkable, it is recommended that the current system of <br />payments -in -lieu be kept. In Orange County's case, the County <br />should explore modifications to the system to provide for a <br />more - appropriate calculation of payment based on the <br />developed property valuation. <br />Finally, the Parks and Resource Lands Council should explore <br />the establishment of a recreation impact fee or impact tax, <br />along the lines of existing legislation. If found prudent, a <br />recommended impact fee/ tax program for recreation should be <br />developed and forwarded -to the local governments in Orange <br />County for action. <br />H. Address Existing Needs <br />Currently, countywide parkland needs are assessed in terms of <br />types of parks (e.g. regional, community, neighborhood, etc).. <br />While additional work is needed in developing standards, it is <br />possible to envision an overview of park needs based on <br />population standards. <br />Needs Current Parkland Orange County <br />Po ulation in 2000 estimated <br />(including towns) <br />112,000 <br />Total Parkland Needs <br />2,030 acres <br />Current Parkland Acres <br />1,385 acres <br />Parkland Deficit Sur lus <br />-645 acres <br />Year i 25 - Parkland Needs for Orange <br />Po ulation in 2025 <br />168,000 <br />Total Parkland Needs <br />3,100 acres <br />Parkland Acres <br />1,835- acres <br />Parkland Deficit/Surplus <br />-1,265 acres <br />The combined projected population for all of Orange County in <br />the year 2025 is 168,000. This total county population was used <br />to assess the level of adequacy for future years. Based on this, <br />in the year 2000, Orange County will need a total of 2030 acres <br />ku <br />