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. _ <br /> I _ i <br /> 11 . 219 <br /> E. HILLSBORO DIVISION (Refer tO Fi•Ure 6) <br /> irr Area A <br /> Total Area: 389 acres <br /> i Usable Area 257 acres <br /> IProposed Classification: 2 <br /> III - Moderately used for research and educational activities at <br /> i present time. <br /> Ai - . . . . . . . . <br /> Contains Duke Quarry, a source of stone for many campus <br /> ill - buildings. <br /> Within public water supply watershed of the Town of <br /> Hillsborough water system. <br /> 1 - Bisected by Eno River and associated unique natural area. <br /> IIIillis - Mayor of Hillsborough is interested in possibility of desig- <br /> nating approximately 500 acres as wildlife mitigation land <br /> if proposal for Seven Mile Creek Reservoir is implemented <br /> (Such designation would probably preclude clear cutting, <br /> it manipulative research or alternative use) . <br /> - Given moderate level of current academic usage, categoriza- <br /> ; <br /> tion as Class 2 would allow flexibility with respect to <br /> future land use, and special issues such as management of <br /> Duke Quarry and potential ,proposal for designation as wild- <br /> life mitigation land. <br /> 111 Area B <br /> UII Total Area: 193 acres <br /> Usable Area: 174 acres <br /> Proposed Classification: 2 <br /> ;ow <br /> ill - Isolated from main parcel (Area A) by Route 70 . <br /> i <br /> 1 - Relatively little used for academic or research purposes. <br /> Existing zoning and adjacent public water supply reservoir <br /> (Corporation Lake) Virtually preclude development as a <br /> iI 111 viable option. <br /> - Orange County Master Recreation and Parks Plan proposes <br /> . <br /> that a District Park be established in the vicinity of <br /> Corporation Lake. <br /> I <br /> • ..._ <br /> a- <br />