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304 possible greenways which must be located by a thoroughfare. Since Eno River State Park is in Orange County, the need for a regional park would probably not occur prior to the end of the twenty year planning process. A State Park would include many natural areas for fishing, boating, nature trails and, camping areas. Many different types of greenways are proposed. The more urban areas may have paved greenways which connect activities. Unpaved greenways are trail systems and natural areas to be saved are the types. of greenways throughout the rural areas of the county. He continued presenting slides which identified the locations for the different types of parks proposed for Orange County. The implementation of the Plan has been divided into a twenty year Captial Improvements Program which has been further divided into individual park sites and a twenty year plan has been done for each site. An operation budget was proposed outlining staffing, maintenance and any other items which operating the park would entail. Methods of funding were reviewed such as revenue sources, federal assistance, contributions, fees and partnerships. The Twenty Year Capital Improvements Program was approximately twenty-two million dollars which included acquisition and development of all proposals. When the operations budget was included, the total was forty-three million dollars for the twenty year planning period. The overall cost per orange County resident is estimated to be $15.19 per year over the twenty year planning period. A priority schedule was set by the Advisory Committee. This schedule as well as cost and all other pertinent information, regarding implementation are found in Chapter Seven of the ' Draft Plan. Swimming pools and greenways were concerns expressed at every public information meeting. The swimming pools would be dependent on the schools cooperation. Greenways can be planned for throughout the twenty year period without any development occurring. Gary Stewart stressed that the process was fair and objective which involved professional staff, individuals that are familiar with park planning and also input from citizens of the community. He noted that the Plan presented was for the minimum facilities which will be required of Orange County in the next twenty years. Planning Board member Dan Eddleman asked if all the green lines on the maps indicating. greenways were active or developed greenways. Mr. Stewart responded that there are various types of greenways. Some will be developed such as walkways and bikeways in the areas where the pressure for urban development is high at the present time. The greenways in rural residential areas are to be conserved and reviewed in the subdivision review process but not necessarily to be developed. Commissioner Carey asked. if the greenways were included in the 3,000 acre figure which the Plan estimated would be