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! W <br /> • If one accepts the standards that have been previously adopted and that population can <br /> determine,the number of park types and facilities needed; then, population projections can <br /> determine the number of parks and facilities required to serve the minimum recreation and <br /> park needs at any given future year. <br /> • For purposes of the following calculations for the "Park Type" chart below, Carrboro <br /> standards will be used since they are the most recently revised. <br /> • The NC Office of State Planning certifies the population of counties and municipalities on <br /> July 1 for the past fiscal year. The following chart represents the most updated <br /> information on present population in Orange County. <br /> STATE OF NC CER'T'IFIED POPULATION <br /> July 1, 1992 July 1, July 1, 1994 <br /> 1993 <br /> Cha el Hill 41,524 42,918 449470 <br /> Carrboro 12,786 13,052 14,037 <br /> County 99,674 101,599 104,668 <br /> Source:NC Office of State Planning <br /> • Orange County had a total population of 104,668 in 1994. Discounting the 11,000 <br /> student residents on the UNC-CH campus would bring this total down to 93,668. A brief <br /> evaluation of need by park types (Appendix 1) based on Carrboro's standards for this <br /> population follows: <br /> Park Type Acreage Needed to Existing <br /> Meet Standard Acres <br /> District Parks 468 0 <br /> Communi Parks 749 398 <br /> Nei hborhood Parks 187 86 <br /> Mini Parks 23 45 <br /> TOTAL 19427 529 <br /> • The above chart reflects approximately how far the entire County is behind in maintaining <br /> a minimum standard of park types. The "Existing Acres" column includes both <br /> developed and undeveloped park properties presently owned by the three jurisdictions. <br /> Page 6 <br />