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14 <br /> Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan <br /> CHAPTER 3- Park Inventory/Assessment/Existing Park 3 <br /> Cedar Grove Park-5800 NC 86N,Cedar Grove <br /> r <br /> i <br /> {�g4 <br /> i\ <br /> j+x <br /> I <br /> l <br /> I <br /> I <br /> �w <br /> Ri <br /> a t <br /> Size: Funding for Phase 1: <br /> Land Area:60 Acres $1,200,000 County Open Space Bonds; <br /> Existing Structures: $500,000 NC Parks & Recreation Trust Fund <br /> • Former School:30,000 sq.ft. $148,000 County"Payment-in-Lieu" Funds <br /> • Picnic Shelter with Restrooms: 1,560 sq.ft. Types of Programs Offered: <br /> • Maintenance Shed:860 sq.ft. • Baseball Leagues/practices and games <br /> Overview: • Soft Ball Leagues/practices and games <br /> Orange County's 1988 Master Recreation and Parks Plan envi- • T-Ball Leagues/practices and games <br /> sioned a future park co-located with the County's Northern • Softball Tournaments <br /> Human Services Center on NC 86. The Center was built in the • Baseball Tournaments <br /> 1950s as the Cedar Grove School for African-American Reserved Facilities or Uses: <br /> children, but when the school closed in 1976 it was converted Picnic Shelter <br /> to a County facility. A baseball/softball field was constructed . Playing Fields <br /> in the 1980s for County recreation programs, and other <br /> programs took place in the building's gymnasium and class- Special Features and Amenities: <br /> rooms. In 2001, Orange County voters approved a Parks and • 2 Lighted Adult Ball Fields <br /> Open Space bond that included $1,200,000 for enlarging the • 1 Multi-Purpose/Youth Ball Field <br /> park. A park master plan was adopted in 2005 and Phase 1 of • 2 Lighted Basketball Courts <br /> the park opened in April 2009. • 2 Playgrounds <br /> Location/Users: <br /> • Picnic Shelter with Restrooms <br /> . Paved, Lighted Walking Track(1/3 mile) <br /> Located in a rural area six miles north of Hillsborough, Cedar • Fishing Areas <br /> Gove Park attracts baseball and softball teams from around • Hiking Trails (2 miles) <br /> the region as well as day users from the nearby communities <br /> of Cedar Grove, Carr,Schley, and Caldwell. Annual visitors: 35,000—40,000 <br /> 3-2 <br />