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one of the major structuring elements that can be used to guide and assist <br /> regional park and recreation development , <br /> a means to justify the need for parks and open space within the overall land-use <br /> pattern. <br /> • Parks are for people and therefore , population is the major driving force in <br /> determining the sufficiency of a community' s park and recreation inventory . <br /> • The following chart represents population projections for Carrboro , Chapel Hill , and <br /> Orange County through year 2010 . <br /> POPULATION PROJECTION <br /> las <br /> ::: <br /> o <br /> 66 <br /> : :: <br /> pel Hill 32 , 038 38 , 872 46 , 419 53 , 810 62 ,381 M1319747 <br /> oro 7 ,336 12 , 136 14 , 505 16 , 874 20 ,39 77, 066 939861 106 , 585 1159066 1239574 <br /> Source : NC Office of State Planning, Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro Planning Departments <br /> • Due to the proximity of Eno State Park, Umstead State Park, Jordan and Falls <br /> Lakes , it can be assumed that Orange County is served well on the regional, state <br /> level . Therefore regional parks will not be evaluated in this report . <br /> • If one accepts the standards that have been previously adopted and that population <br /> can determine the number of park types and facilities needed, then population <br /> projections can determine the number of parks and facilities required to serve the <br /> minimum recreation and park needs at any given year . For purposes of the following <br /> calculations , Carrboro standards will be used since they are the most recently <br /> revised . <br /> • The NC Office of State Planning certifies the population of counties and <br /> municipalities on July 1 for the past calendar year . <br /> Page 5 <br />