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3—8 <br />Fairview Park - 195 Torain Street, Hillsborough <br />Size: <br />Land Area: 50 Acres <br />Existfng Structures: <br /> Picnic Shelter with Restrooms: 1,560 sq. ft. <br /> <br />Funding for Phase 1: <br />$850,000 County Open Space Bonds <br />$500,000 NC Parks & Recreatfon Trust Fund <br />$175,023 County “Payment-in-Lieu” funds <br /> <br />Special Features and Amenities: <br /> 1 Lighted, Adult Ball Field <br /> 3 Lighted Tennis Courts <br /> 2 Lighted Basketball Courts <br /> 2 Playgrounds <br /> 1 Volleyball Court <br /> 2 Horseshoe Pits <br /> Picnic Shelter with Restrooms <br /> Paved, lighted Walking Track (1/4 mile) <br /> Picnic Area <br /> <br />Types of Programs Offered: <br /> Softball and baseball games and practfces <br /> Summer camps <br /> Instructfonal tennis programs <br /> Special events such as Fairview Live! and <br />Fairview Forward <br /> Shelter reservatfons for reunions, birthday <br />partfes and holiday events <br />Overview: <br />Fairview Community Park was developed as a partnership between the County and the Town of Hillsborough. <br />The original idea for the park was conceived in 1983 when Orange County acquired the land as part of a <br />Northern Fairview Community Redevelopment project. A conceptual plan for a community park was <br />completed in 1986 and was included in the County’s 1988 Master Recreatfon and Parks Plan. Orange County <br />developed a picnic area, playground and parking in 1990, but further constructfon was halted when a series of <br />severe storms struck the area and portfons of the property were used for the storage of storm debris and yard <br />waste. The Fairview Public Campus Master Plan Committee developed a master plan in 2005. Park <br />constructfon began in late 2009 and the new Fairview Park opened in June of 2011. <br /> <br />Location / Users: <br />Located in the Fairview Community within the Town of Hillsborough. Fairview Park attracts mainly day users <br />from the adjacent community. <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan <br />CHAPTER 3 - Park Inventory / Assessment / Existing Park 3 <br />38