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e <br /> local school teams, after-school and summer programs at the Orange County and Chapel <br /> Hill-Carrboro systems schools eliminate much of the availability of school recreation <br /> facilities for programs for public programs. The Recreation and Park Work Croup was <br /> more concerned with the uniqueness of UNC-CH and the impact of their recreation <br /> facilities on the development of standards. <br /> • The Work Croup determined that in applying standards to the population of Orange <br /> County, that 11,000 (students living in dormitories and fratemities/sororities) people <br /> could be subtracted from population totals in deriving park acreage needs. The <br /> assumption underlying this adjustment is that these students reside on campus and have <br /> their recreation needs met wholly by UNC-CH, while others in the towns and county rely <br /> largely on the three jurisdictions' facilities. <br /> • Again, the standards for public park and recreation facilities adopted by each jurisdiction <br /> are very similar. Standards for both park types and recreation facilities might be difficult <br /> to make generic for an entire county. Often, urban and rural perceived needs of the <br /> number of parks and facilities differ in that the urban demand is usually greater. <br /> • Orange County has a "Master Recreation and Park Plan" that was adopted in July 1988. <br /> Chapel Hill established standards as part of their "Community Facilities Report" updated <br /> and adopted in June of 1989. Carrboro adopted a "Comprehensive Recreation and Parks <br /> Master Plan" in March of 1995. <br /> • Population has been the most widely recognized determinant in developing standards. <br /> The following chart represents population projections for Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and <br /> Orange County through year 2010. <br /> POPULATION PROJECTION <br /> 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 <br /> Cill 32,038 38,872 46,419 53,810 62,381 72,317 <br /> 7,336 12,136 14,505 16,874 20,396 23,917 <br /> 779066 93,8611 1069585 1159066 1239574 1311,747 <br /> Source:NC Office of State Planning, Towns of Chapel Bill and Carrboro Planning Departments <br /> • Due to the proximity of Eno State Park, Umstead State Park, Jordan and Falls Lakes, it <br /> can be assumed that Orange County is served well on the regional, state level. Therefore <br /> regional parks are not discussed in this report. <br /> Page 5 <br />