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J0 C. RECREATION, PARKS AND OPEN SPACE Adopted in July of 1988, the Orange County Master Recreation and Parks Plan (also known as the Recreation Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan) was developed to guide community leaders in the orderly and adequate provision of leisure opportunities. This document concentrates its efforts on the provision of four types of facilities: community parks, district parks, trails, and swimming pools. The concept of a community park is designed to serve the more densely populated unincorporated areas of the County - of which Efland is a prime example. A community park is typically 25 acres or more, and provides a range of recreational opportunities from intensive activities on athletic fields and tennis courts, to walking/jogging paths, to more passive activities such as picnicking and viewing. A district park is typically 75 acres or more and within 1/2-hour driving time of its service area population. Containing many of the same facilities found at a community park, a district park also could provide an indoor facility and a water feature (pond or lake) . The Efland community is recognized in this Master Plan as an appropriate area for recreational facilities. The Plan calls for a community park to be sited and developed in the Efland community by the year 2008. Efforts are currently underway to site such a facility on a tract adjacent to Efland Cheeks School. In addition, a district park is proposed during the plan period for the general location of Corporation Lake just east of Efland. No activity in siting or funding this facility has occurred. Currently, recreation facilities in Efland are limited to private fields at the Ruritan Club and other area ball fields. The Efland- Cheeks School has limited recreational facilities for smaller children as well. No public parks are located in or near Efland. A map of proposed and existing recreation facilities in the Efland area is provided as Map 8. 20