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•Background, Vision, Rationale <br /> •Goals and Objectives (done, Comp Plan) <br /> •Inventory of Facilities, Programs, Services <br /> •Needs Assessment/ Public Outreach and Input <br /> •Driving Factors <br /> •Inter-Relationships with Towns, Schools, Other <br /> •Analysis, Action Strategies, Map <br /> •Service Standards, Future Costs <br /> Examples of Other Plans <br /> Other County Parks Plan <br /> •Albemarle County, VA (Charlottesville area) <br /> •Mecklenburg County, NC <br /> •Wake County, NC <br /> •Chesterfield County, VA (suburban Richmond) <br /> •Cabarrus County, NC <br /> •Prince William County, VA (northern Virginia) <br /> Key Question 1 <br /> •Scope of system/facilities in 2030? <br /> •Orange was a latecomer to parks systems (1999) <br /> •Most park sites from 1988 Plan now open or acquired/land-banked. <br /> •Currently have 7 open parks, 3 land-banked future sites, 2 nature preserve sites. <br /> Key Question 1 <br /> •Current, acquired or planned future sites: <br /> —1 regional park (with Durham County) <br /> � district parks <br /> —5 community or neighborhood scale parks <br /> —2 nature preserves with public access areas <br /> —2 facility trails (Southern HSC) or pocket parks <br /> Key Question 1 <br /> •Projected Orange County Population 2030: 161,000 - 215,000 (currently 133,000) <br /> • Between 30-80,000 additional people <br />