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64 Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan CHAPTER 7- Linkages with 2030 Comprehensive Plan and Other County Plans 7 Hillsborough Mebane Hillsborough's Recreation and Parks Master Plan The City of Mebane is in was updated in 2009. The Town's Parks and the process of develop- '.�. Recreation Board is responsible for implementing ing its first recreation the master plan, including cooperating with Orange and parks comprehen- i. County to facilitate shared use and responsibility for sive master plan, which publicly-owned land. is expected to be com- The current plan identifies the following concerns or pleted in 2014. The City deficiencies the Town intends to address: will inventory Mebane's existing parks and recrea- • Uncertain relationship with school board for use tional facilities (as well as what Alamance County of school property and local private groups offer), and determine what • Town does not have a parks and recreation improvements are needed to expand current facili- department ties and develop new ones in the next 10 years. • Lack of existing town-owned and -maintained Mebane Recreation and Parks Department's mission recreation facilities is to provide the best recreation and park services • Many population groups in need of recreation for its residents. Department goals are to preserve facilities open space, provide quality leisure services, main- • Very limited funding for recreation resources tain park facilities, and provide programs for all from town residents. Mebane park and recreation facilities in • Loss of open/green space as land is developed Alamance County include community centers, a • No official coordination between town and soccer complex, athletic fields, and tennis courts. county for recreational needs Lake Michael is a 200-acre park operated by Priority recommendations for Hillsborough's parks Mebane in Orange County, featuring a stocked lake, system include improving pedestrian/bicycle picnic shelters, hiking trails, and a bike trail. connectivity throughout the town in order to im- D. Public School System Fields and Facilities prove access to parks via sidewalks, road improve- ments, or greenways, consistent with Town's 2009 The 27 public schools within Orange County's two Community Connectivity Plan. Other recommends- school systems have a variety of recreational facili- tions involve strengthening partnerships with Or- ties including playgrounds, playing fields as well as ange County and coordinating with other municipali- courts and gyms. Policies indicate that organized ties may rent school facilities. There are several to address regional connectivity and recreation examples of the County co-locating recreation facili- ties with or adjacent to school facilities. One such example is the Efland-Cheeks Park and Community Center. This 11-acre park is co-located with Efland- ! ; Cheeks Elementary School. Facilities include picnic shelters, amulti-purpose field, a playground, a com- munity center,trails and basketball courts. Addition- - ally, Eurosport Soccer Center near Efland features six lighted playing fields located next to Gravelly Hill Middle School. Finally, the future Twin Creeks Park includes an existing greenway (completed 2011) link from the nearby communities to Morris Grove Elementary School and future school facilities. 7-4