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Orange County Recreation & Parks Department <br /> SHAPING ORANGE COUNTY ' S FUTURE <br /> Task Force Recommendations - County Response <br /> Page_26 <br /> 1 - 8a) Improve/expand park and recreation facilities . <br /> • Efland- Cheeks Community School Park opened in June , 2000 with the completion of <br /> Phase I which includes athletic fields , basketball courts , walking track and picnic <br /> shelter . <br /> • Forty acres of land acquired at the Northern Human Services Center to improve septic <br /> situations at the Center and to expand the park facilities . <br /> • Improved baseball field site at Fairview Park and opened for use September, 2001 . <br /> 1 - 8b ) Fund acquisition of land and easements for future parks , rustic woodland trails , and bike <br /> ways . <br /> • In conjuction with ERCD , land was acquired at several locations in the County from <br /> the 1997 Bond and from several grant funds . <br /> 1 - 80 Increase community access to parks located in the County. <br /> • Park facilities that have been opened by the County in the last 2 years are available <br /> for public use during day light hours and can be reserved for special activities . <br /> 1 - 8d) Provide more outdoor education services including nature interpretation and lessons in <br /> outdoor skills and sports . <br /> • County Recreation and Parks Department utilizes the services of the State Parks <br /> rangers to provide nature interpretative programs at Eno River State Park and <br /> Occaneechi Mountain for the summer camp program . <br /> • Youth sports is the largest program area in the department ; offering soccer, football, <br /> softball , wrestling and a variety of clinics . <br />