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/J <br />fields mowed The County has retained this arrangement to date, to keep the fields <br />managed and in cultivation, <br />3. Northern Park / Northern Human Services Center - East Tract <br />(NC 86 North across from Northern HS Center) <br />In 2004, the County acquired 12 acres on the east side of NC 86 across from the Northern <br />Human Services Center. This land was acquired to provide a large septic field for the new <br />wastewater system at the Northern Human Services Center (land adjacent to the Center <br />on the west side of the road was unsuitable or was planned for other uses). <br />The site has not been improved and is not publicly accessible at this time. The existing <br />house on the site was in considerable disrepair at the time of County purchase, and is <br />being deconstructed. <br />Approximately 7 acres in the rear of the 12-acre site will be used for the wastewater field.. <br />The land is largely cleared and was in cultivation at some point in the last decade or so. <br />Because of the layout of the wastewater field, it may be impractical to conduct <br />agricultural activities on the five remaining acres at this site. However, until construction <br />occurs, opportunities may exist and staff is exploring further the possibility of <br />agricultural use on the site as it relates to the timing of the wastewater field. <br />4. Future Twin Creeks Park (Old 86 near Eubanks Road) <br />Orange County acquired the 193-acre site now known as Twin Creeks (Moniese Nomp) <br />in 2001 as the site for a future district park and educational campus. The Board approved <br />5