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it; district parks; (3) greenways; and (4) swimming pools. c, A crucial element in the success of the Master Plan is the effectiveness of cooperative efforts between Orange County and the two school systems, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority, the University of North Carolina, Duke University ( forest properties) , and the municipalities. The Master Plan envisions providing park facilities and recreation opportunities for aii citizens of Orange County and will require a long-term commitment and coordinated action on the part of these and other agencies. At the November 23 public hearing, many people spoke in regard to the Plan. Principal among the concerns voiced at the hearing were the cost of plan implementation and the provision of greenways. In response to citizen concerns, text amendments were proposed at the December 21 , 1987 Planning Board meeting which recommended a new system for greenway classification. Two types were proposed, recreational trails and natural conservation lands. The Planning Board delayed consideration of the Master Plan to obtain the County Attorney ' s opinion concerning what uses could be allowed on natural conservation lands. Although the County Attorney has indicated that conservation easements and the uses of land thereon could be structured to fit almost any need, further revisions to the Master Plan were recommended at the January 25 Planning Board meeting which may alter the necessity for such easements. The proposed revisions would delineate "recreational trails" only and delete "natural conservation lands". Since the focus of the Master Plan is recreation and parks, only those greenways to be used for recreational purposes (or trails) would be shown on the Plan. The identification of "natural conservation areas" would be considered later during the development of the Open Space Plan and after more detailed information is available from the Natural Areas Inventory. Following consideration of the proposed revisions, the Planning Board recommended that the Master Recreation and Parks Plan be presented again at public hearing. The Planning Board felt that the Plan had been revised significantly from the proposal presented on November 23, 1987 . RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends the following: 1 . That the Master Recreation and Parks Plan be scheduled for public hearing again as recommended by the Planning Board ; and 2. That the public hearing be scheduled for February 22, the next quarterly public hearing date. The Recreation & Parks Director had previously scheduled a series of public information meetings on February 8-11 to present the revised plan. The information meetings as well as the public hearing will provide ample opportunity for 1 -