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• Orange County had a total population of 104 , 668 in 1994 . Discounting the 11 , 000 student residents on the UNC-CH campus would bring this total down to 93 , 668 . A brief evaluation of needs by park types (Appendix 1 ) based on this population follows : Park Type Acreage Needed Existing to Meet Standard Acres District Parks 468 0 CommunityParks 749 398 Nei hborhood Parks 187 86 Mini Parks 23 45 TOTAL 19427 529 • The above chart reflects approximately how far the entire County is behind in maintaining a minimum standard of park types . Perhaps by as much 898 acres if population is used as the basis to formulate standards . • Between 1993 and 1994 , County population grew by 3 , 069 (all residential growth off-campus) . During July 1 , 1994 to July 1 , 1995 , municipal planners project the combined growth in Carrboro and Chapel Hill to total 2 ,417 . These two municipalities , in order to meet standard for this projected year, would need to _ acquire and develop an additional 19 acres of community parks , 4 . 8 acres of neighborhood parks , and the standard for mini-parks is presently met . The County would need to bring on-line 12 acres in District Parks . • Under the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 , federal funds were available to the states and local governments for development of outdoor recreation . To receive funds each state had to do a state-wide comprehensive recreation plan ( SCORP) and update the document at five-year increments . The State of NC has just published its preliminary SCORP and will no longer provide state standards for park and recreation facilities . The plan ranks each of the one hundred counties in several recreation and park categories . Appendix 4 provides data about Orange County' s position in the state and other pertinent SCORP information . Page 6