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Orange County Comprehensive.Parks and Recreation Master Plan 63 <br /> CHAPTER 7- Linkages with 2030 Comprehensive Plan and Other County Plans <br /> Chapel Hill Carrboro <br /> Chapel Hill's Comprehensive Park Plan (May 2013) Carrboro's Recreation and Parks Comprehensive <br /> identifies future needs for park acreage and recrea- Master Plan (2006) emphasizes an interest in part- <br /> tion facilities, and describes how the Town could nering with Chapel Hill and Orange County to help <br /> interface with the other recreational providers in meet the needs of its residents. Homestead <br /> the community. The plan notes that although Or- Aquatics Center, Southern Community Park, and the <br /> ange County offers a variety of parks and recreation planned Twin Creeks Park are examples of facilities <br /> opportunities throughout the county, there are no that Carrboro residents are likely to use although <br /> developed County parks serving the Chapel Hill area. not operated by the Town of Carrboro. <br /> The plan states that many of the residents in the <br /> Carrboro plans to acquire land for additional green- <br /> underserved areas of the county utilize Town of way trail and bikeway facilities. The Town intends to <br /> Chapel Hill facilities to meet their recreational focus greenway trail construction on the Bolin Creek <br /> needs. and Morgan Creek corridors, and connect with <br /> The plan recommends that the Town and County greenway segments developed in Chapel Hill. <br /> work together to minimize duplication and explore Carrboro aims to link its planned trail system to a <br /> opportunities for joint development and use of facil- broader network of greenways in the Triangle <br /> ities. Examples include the coordination of the trail region. <br /> systems and to initiate development of the County- <br /> owned parkland on Millhouse Road and Eubanks Recreation and Parks Comprehensive <br /> Road. The Ian recommends the Town explore the Master Plan Update <br /> p p for the <br /> possibility of forming an agreement with the County Town of Carrboro <br /> to develop a sports complex on Millhouse Road. LWOMMIA <br /> The plan describes how Chapel Hill partners with <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (via joint-use ML <br /> agreements) to develop outdoor and indoor facili- <br /> ties that serve the needs of both the schools and <br /> area residents. The plan also notes that the Town �p;� ,,z� �yl <br /> has a unique opportunity to partner with the Univer- <br /> sity in providing recreation opportunities to Chapel <br /> Hill residents and students. .. <br /> COMPREHENSIVE <br /> PARKS PLAN <br /> (2013-2022) '�.. <br /> t <br /> 1 <br /> ti <br /> M y 29.20)3 <br /> Town of Chapel Hill <br /> 7-3 <br />