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9 <br /> Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan <br /> CHAPTER 2- Overview of Existing and Previous Plans 2 <br /> Overview of Existing and Previous Plans A. Master Recreation and Parks Plan <br /> Background for Orange County(1988) <br /> Orange County and the Towns of Hillsborough, Orange County's Master Recreation and Parks Plan <br /> Chapel Hill and Carrboro have made parks and called for dividing the responsibilities for providing <br /> recreational facilities an important priority among parks among municipal and county governments, <br /> local and County government services. This is exhib- quasi-public, and private entities, with public <br /> ited by the strong interest and effort to plan for rec- entities taking on most of the responsibility. The <br /> reational amenities in the county. plan recommended cooperation among the County, <br /> There are a number of existing and previous plans the two school systems, OWASA, University of North <br /> and reports that support the efforts of the parks and Carolina, Duke University, and the municipalities. In <br /> recreation programs in Orange County, including the 1988 recreational facilities were mainly being <br /> County's initial master plan completed in 1988 and provided by the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, <br /> more recent plans completed by the other local while the County focused on providing programs. <br /> jurisdictions. Using recreation and parks standards, as well as <br /> input from a series of public meetings, the plan <br /> } recommended the County concentrate on providing <br /> four types of park and recreation facilities: <br /> 1. Community parks (serving the more densely <br /> populated unincorporated areas); 2. District parks; <br /> 3. Greenways;and 4.Swimming pools. <br /> d>> <br /> Four community parks: 25 acres or more, <br /> providing recreation for the entire family, <br /> including natural areas and intense recreation <br /> such as athletic parks. These parks would <br /> serve the more densely populated <br /> unincorporated areas <br /> Four district parks: 75 acres or more, <br /> accessible to the public within a half-hour <br /> drive, with the same amenities found in com <br /> munity parks as well as an indoor recreation <br /> building and a water feature <br /> f Two public swimming pools, ideally located at <br /> 1 the two county high schools <br /> A total of 447 acres of parks was recommended for <br /> the county by 2005; 214 acres would come from <br /> existing or planned <br /> $„®. g p parks supplied by Orange <br /> County, Chapel Hill, or Carrboro. A third type of <br /> park, the regional or countywide park, was suggest- <br /> - K� ed as a possible consideration, but that need was <br /> being filled at the time by Eno River State Park and <br /> Duke Forest. <br /> 2-1 <br />