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2—2 <br />Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan <br />CHAPTER 2 - Overview of Existing and Previous Plans 2 <br />Hillsborough Recreation and Parks Master Plan <br />(2009) <br /> <br /> <br />Hillsborough’s Parks and Recreation Board updated <br />the town’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan in <br />2006. The plan included a revised inventory of <br />existing and proposed resources, an updated needs <br />assessment, and recommendations for the planning <br />of recreation facilities and resources. The master <br />plan was updated again in 2009, taking into account <br />additional recreational resources created since <br />2007, revised park districts, updated demographic <br />information, and progress made with local and <br />regional partnerships. The Parks and Recreation <br />Board strives to revisit the master plan annually to <br />make updates and recommendations to the staff <br />and board of commissioners. <br /> <br />The Town of Hillsborough owns over 65 acres of <br />community and neighborhood parks and has over 15 <br />additional acres of parks proposed. Another four <br />miles of greenway trails are planned. The volunteer <br />Parks and Recreation Board makes decisions <br />concerning its town-owned parks. Hillsborough <br />does not have a parks and recreation department; <br />the Planning and Public Works departments work <br />together to maintain over 65 acres of community <br />and neighborhood parks and recreation facilities. <br />B. Current Municipal Parks and Recreation <br /> Master Plans <br /> <br /> <br />Carrboro Recreation and Parks Comprehensive <br />Master Plan (2006) <br /> <br />Carrboro’s Recreation and Parks Comprehensive <br />Master Plan emphasizes partnering with Chapel Hill <br />and Orange County to help meet the needs of its <br />residents. Homestead Pool, Southern Community <br />Park, and the planned Twin Creek Park are examples <br />of facilities Carrboro residents are likely to use. <br /> <br />Carrboro plans to acquire land to construct <br />additional greenway trail and bikeway facilities, <br />focusing on the Bolin Creek and Morgan Creek <br />corridors for connecting with existing greenway <br />segments in Chapel Hill. Carrboro also aims to link <br />its planned trail system to a broader network of <br />greenway trails in the Triangle region. The Town of <br />Carrboro (in 2014) has approximately 112 acres of <br />parks and recreation facilities and approximately <br />three miles of bike paths and greenways. <br />28