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~'7 13 citizens. Once these needs were put in quantitative terms, they provided a guide in determining land requirements for various types of park and recreation areas or facilities. These requirements, or standards, are then used to formulate the direction of future park~and recreation development. Historically, the majority of recreation facilities have been provided by the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and the private or quasi-public sectors of the county. The County Recreation and Parks Department has concentrated on providing programs but has recently taken a more active role in the provision of facilities. In order to facilitate the projected land requirements of an adequate parks system, responsibilities for providing certain types of parks should be divided among several public (primarily municipal and county governments), quasi-public, and private entities, with a majority of the responsibility falling to the public entities to ensure accessibility and availability of facilities and programs to all citizens. It is recommended that the county concentrate efforts in the provision of four types of recreation and park facilities/areas: (1) community parks (serving the more densely populated unincorporated areas of the county), (2) district parks, (3) greenways, and (4) swimming pools. Each type is described in detail in the document text. V;