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2—3 Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan CHAPTER 2 - Overview of Existing and Previous Plans 2 Chapel Hill Comprehensive Park Plan (2013) The Town of Chapel Hill updated its Comprehensive Park Plan in May 2013. The master plan provides a 10-year vision (2013 – 2022), and includes a comprehensive inventory and assessment of its park system, the results of a community survey, a description of future needs for park acreage and recreation facilities, and ways the Town could interface with the other recreational providers in the community. The Chapel Hill park system includes 14 parks on over 247 acres of developed property and 833 acres of additional public open space. Many of the parks and open spaces are connected through the Town’s greenway system, which includes 13.4 miles of greenway and natural surface trails. The Town provides a wide variety of indoor recreational facili- ties including gymnasiums, recreation centers, indoor aquatic facilities, and an arts center. Mebane Recreation and Parks Master Plan (2014) The City of Mebane completed its first comprehen- sive recreation and parks master plan in 2014. The Town inventoried Mebane’s existing parks and recreational facilities (as well as what Alamance County and local private groups offer), and determined what improvements are needed to ex- pand current facilities and develop new ones in the next 10 years. Current park facilities include a soccer complex, ath- letic fields, and tennis courts. Lake Michael is a 200- acre park located east of town limits that features boating, fishing, picnic shelters, and hiking trails. The 2014 master plan recommended that over the next 10 years Mebane should expand the trails and ADA accessibility at Lake Michael (a regional park), develop a district park on existing land that Mebane holds on south side of the city, develop an additional community park, and establish several new neighborhood parks and mini-parks. The master plan also recommends developing addi- tional tennis courts, athletic fields, and playgrounds. Finally, the plan recommends that the Town address the growing interest in walking and biking trails in the community, as demonstrated by the telephone surveys and public meetings that occurred during the master planning process. Chapel Hill Greenway Master Plan (2013) Chapel Hill’s Greenway Master Plan prioritizes greenway section development and emphasizes regional connections in order to grow an interconnected network of greenways beyond Town limits. The plan projects an eventual trail program that will require construction of over 28 miles of both unpaved and paved trails to be used for recreation and transportation, and lists priorities for completing planned trail segments over the next 20 years. 29