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11 <br /> Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan <br /> CHAPTER 2- Overview of Existing and Previous Plans 2 <br /> Chapel Hill Comprehensive Park Plan (2013) <br /> The Town of Chapel Hill has a park system that <br /> includes 14 parks on over 247 acres of developed <br /> property and 833 acres of additional public open <br /> space. Many of the parks and open spaces are <br /> connected through the Town's greenway system, <br /> which includes 13.4 miles of greenway and natural ��° . <br /> surface trails. The Town provides a wide variety of <br /> indoor recreational facilities including gymnasiums, <br /> recreation centers, indoor aquatic facilities, and an <br /> arts center. <br /> Chapel Hill updated its Comprehensive Park Plan in <br /> May 2013. The park master plan provides a 10-year <br /> vision (2013 —2022), and includes a comprehensive Mebane Recreation and Parks Master Plan <br /> inventory, an assessment of its current park system, (anticipated 2014) <br /> the results of a community survey, a description of The City of Mebane is in the process of developing <br /> future needs for park acreage and recreation its first recreation and parks comprehensive master <br /> facilities, and how the Town could interface with the plan, which is expected to be completed in 2014. <br /> other recreational providers in the community. The Town will inventory Mebane's existing parks <br /> '# IE and recreational facilities (as well as what Alamance <br /> County and local private groups offer), and deter- <br /> mine see what improvements need to be made to <br /> t n expand current facilities and develop new ones <br /> during the next 10 years. Current park facilities <br /> include a soccer complex, athletic fields, and tennis <br /> m courts. Lake Michael is a 200-acre park located just <br /> east of town limits that features boating, fishing, <br /> picnic shelters,and hiking trails. <br /> - - The mission of the Mebane Recreation and Parks <br /> - Department is to provide the best recreation and <br /> park services for its residents. Its goals are to pre- <br /> serve open space, provide quality leisure services, <br /> maintain park facilities, and provide programs for all <br /> Chapel Hill Greenway Master Plan(2013) residents. In addition to its athletic programs (e.g., <br /> Chapel Hill's Greenway Master Plan prioritizes football, baseball, softball, basketball,volleyball)the <br /> greenway section development and emphasizes department offers a variety of recreation activities <br /> regional connections in order to grow an intercon- including exercise classes, Sports Hall of Fame Gala, <br /> nected network of greenways beyond Town limits. Easter Rock Hunt, "Santa's Arrival in Mebane", and <br /> The plan projects an eventual trail program that will the Winter Wonderland Craft Show. The <br /> require construction of over 28 miles of both un- department also assists with the Dogwood Festival, <br /> paved and paved trails to be used for recreation and and sponsors the 4th of July Family Music Festival, <br /> transportation, and lists priorities for completing Christmas Parade, Mebane Farmers Market and <br /> planned trail segments over the next 20 years. several live music concerts. <br /> 2-3 <br />