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3—18 <br />Existing Jones Creek Greenway & Future Twin Creeks* Park - 7906 Old NC 86, Chapel Hill <br />Size: Land Area: 193 Ac <br />Existfng Structures: <br /> Farm House: 2,095 sq. ft. <br /> Large Barn: 5,000 sq. ft. <br /> Smoke House: 268 sq. ft. <br /> Milk House: 174 sq. ft. <br /> Tenant House: 172 sq. ft. <br /> Chicken House: 196 sq. ft. <br /> Granary: 1,400 sq. ft. <br />Current Facilities: Jones Creek <br />Greenway: 3/4 mile portfon <br /> <br />Planned Facilities Include: <br /> 4 Lighted, Full-size Soccer Fields <br /> 2 Lighted Baseball/Softball Fields <br /> 4 Lighted Tennis Courts <br /> 4 Lighted Basketball Courts <br /> 4 Picnic Shelters <br /> 4 Lighted Volleyball Courts <br /> 3 Play Areas <br /> 1 Spray Play Area <br /> 1 Lighted Roller Hockey Rink <br /> 2 Bocce Courts <br /> 3 Horseshoe Pits <br /> 1 Croquet Area <br /> Hiking Trails <br /> Concession Stand/Restrooms <br /> Parks Base/Office <br /> Reuse of Existfng Farmstead <br /> Meadow with trails and pond <br />Adopted Master Plan <br />Priorities of the Master Plan Include: <br /> Provide a mix of low-impact and actfve recreatfonal opportunitfes <br /> Rehabilitate the historic farmstead buildings <br /> Preserve natural resources <br /> Retain the scenic vistas <br />Location and proximity to the greatest number of users: <br />This property is a 193-acre parcel on Old Highway 86, north of the town of Carrboro. It was acquired with voter <br />-approved bond funds in 2001 for use as an educatfonal campus of multfple schools for the Chapel Hill - <br />Carrboro City School system and one of four district parks to be developed by Orange County. The planned <br />park is a balance of actfve and low-impact recreatfon. The educatfonal campus provides for an elementary <br />school (Morris Grove Elementary School completed 2008), a middle school and a third (undetermined) facility. <br />In 2009, the Orange County BOCC voted in favor of revising the Twin Creeks Master Plan to include a .75-mile <br />greenway running from the Morris Grove Elementary School to the southern boundary of the County’s proper- <br />ty. It was completed in 2011, and is now part of the Jones Creek Greenway. <br />Types of programs anticipated: <br />When completed, this park is expected to host numerous events <br />and actfvitfes of all types. <br /> <br />Anticipated Cost: $15,000,000 <br /> <br />* Also named “Moniese Nomp“, which means “Twin Creeks” in the Tutelo-Saponi <br />language; to honor the Occoneechee Natfve Americans who lived in this area <br />before European settlement. It is pronounced mo-nee-ay-say-nom-p. <br /> <br />Future School <br />Facility Site <br />Future School <br />Facility Site <br />3 Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan <br /> CHAPTER 3 - Park Inventory / Assessment / Future Master Planned Park <br />48