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30 <br /> Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan 3 <br /> CHAPTER 3-Park Inventory/Assessment/Future Master Planned Park <br /> Existing Jones Creek Greenway& Future Twin Creeks* Park-7906 Old NC 86, Chapel Hill <br /> Size: Land Area: 193 Ac <br /> Existing Structures: <br /> Adopted Master Plan • Farm House: 2,095 sq.ft. <br /> • Large Barn:5,000 sq.ft. <br /> _- • Smoke House: 268 sq.ft. <br /> • Milk House: 174 sq.ft. <br /> Future School • Tenant House: 172 sq.ft. <br /> Facility Site _ • Chicken House: 196 sq.ft. <br /> • Granary: 1,400 sq.ft. <br /> — — Current Facilities: Jones Creek <br /> __ Greenway:3/4 mile portion <br /> ` Planned Facilities Include: <br /> Facility Site <br /> Future School o 4 Lighted, Full-size Soccer Fields <br /> • 2 Lighted Baseball/Softball Fields <br /> • 4 Lighted Tennis Courts <br /> • 4 Lighted Basketball Courts <br /> • 4 Picnic Shelters <br /> 'i i `;--- --- ��'(� r • 4 Lighted Volleyball Courts <br /> rit CC • 3 Play Areas <br /> — • 1 Spray Play Area <br /> r---ter---� I <br /> • 1 Lighted Roller Hockey Rink <br /> i1 1 I 11 I d <br /> 2 Bocce Courts <br /> -- _—i_— . 3 Horseshoe Pits <br /> r� <br /> • 1 Croquet Area <br /> Priorities of the Master Plan Include: • Hiking Trails <br /> • Provide a mix of low-impact and active recreational opportunities • Concession Stand/Restrooms <br /> • Parks Base/Office <br /> • Rehabilitate the historic farmstead buildings . Reuse of Existing Farmstead <br /> • Preserve natural resources . Meadow with trails and pond <br /> • Retain the scenic vistas <br /> Location and proximity to the greatest number of users: <br /> This property is a 193-acre parcel on Old Highway 86, north of the town of Carrboro. It was acquired with voter <br /> -approved bond funds in 2001 for use as an educational campus of multiple schools for the Chapel Hill- <br /> Carrboro City School system and one of four district parks to be developed by Orange County. The planned <br /> park is a balance of active and low-impact recreation. The educational campus provides for an elementary <br /> School (Morris Grove Elementary School completed 2008), a middle school and a third (undetermined)facility. <br /> In 2009, the Orange County BOCC voted in favor of revising the Twin Creeks Master plan to include a .75-mile <br /> greenway running from the Morris Grove Elementary School to the southern boundary of the County's proper- <br /> ty. It was completed in 2011, and is now part of the Jones Creek Greenway. <br /> Types of programs anticipated: <br /> When completed,this park is expected to host numerous events Y: <br /> and activities of all types. <br /> Anticipated Cost: $15,000,000 <br /> *Also named"Moniese Nomp",which means"Twin Creeks"in the Tutelo-Saponl <br /> language;to honor the Occoneechee Native Americans who lived in this area <br /> before European settlement.It is pronounced mo-nee-ay-say-nom-p. 4 <br /> 3-18 <br />