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15 benches have been installed, and picnic shelters and multi-use fields are to be added as part of the 1995-2000 Capital Improvements Program. Another facility which has been developed is the Efland-Cheeks Community Center. Opened in 1992 adjacent to the Efland-Cheeks Elementary School, a new 3,000 sq.ft. community center as well as picnic areas and a children's playground are currently available for use. Walking, fitness, and nature trails, and multi-use activity areas for volleyball and horseshoes will be added as part of the 1995-2000 Capital Improvements Program. A final facility constructed since the adoption of the Master Recreation &Parks Plan is Triangle Sportsplex, consisting of an indoor swimming pool, an ice rink, fitness center, community meeting rooms, sports shop, and a snack bar. The design of the facility includes two separate pools, each 25 yards by 25 meters in size. One pool has been planned to have 10 lanes for competition and lap swimming, and the second pool is a recreational type pool with similar dimensions. Given the construction and/or development of the above facilities, the remaining identified need for parks in Orange County includes the following: Community Parks 110 Acres Northern Human Services Center Expansion (20 acres) University Station Community Park(30 acres) White Cross Community Park (30 acres) Caldwell Community Park(30 acres) District Parks. 175 Acres Cane Creek Reservoir District Park Corporation Lake District Park(75 acres) Chapel Hill District Park Little River/Cedar Grove District Park(100 acres) Determining Cost Along with recommendations for park types and locations, the Master Recreation & Parks Plan included a 20-year capital improvements program through which to implement the system of parks. Shown on Table 6 are the four community parks and four district parks which represent the identified need for recreational facilities. Also shown is the phasing plan or time schedule for development of the parks. As originally scheduled, the parks were to be developed between 1988 and 2008. However, the phasing plan had to be adjusted to reflect the current 1995-2000 Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The CIP was adopted in June, 1995 in conjunction with the County's annual operating budget, and any additions to it would have to be made during the annual budget cycle leading to the adoption of the 1996-2001 CIP. This means that if the 20-year schedule for parks development included in the Master Recreation & Parks Plan were initiated in 1996, the parks system would be completed in the year 2016.