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5/ 26/ 99 focus for future parks and recreation development could be targeted to smaller , less - intensive neighborhood parks and larger district parks . • By combining active and low - impact recreation needs at the district park level ( 100 - plus acres ) , it may be possible to develop trails and retain natural areas on the perimeter while dedicating the interior to active facilities and " hidden " parking areas . Care must be exercised to ensure the integrity of natural areas , however . • Buffers should contain enough land and mature tree canopy to minimize sound and lighting to an acceptable level . • Place future programmed active recreation facilities in larger district parks and make neighborhood parks low - impact . • Look countywide to define future neighborhood and district parks — working with UNC , OWASA and other entities . • Related to the above , land acquisition for parks is needed now to begin to identify and save priority parklands . Several local governments ( including some city/ county joint efforts ) are presently engaged in this ( sometimes called land banking ) . D . Mechanisms for Implementing Goals Through Capital Improvement Plans ( CIP ' s ) and Long - term Parkland Acquisition To be developed . A meeting of the Managers , elected representatives and staffs is being scheduled to address these issues . E . Coordination Opportunities with UNC / Implications of UNC Expansion The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides both facilities that are used by the greater town and County populations , and users of local recreational facilities in the form of students who live on and ( particularly ) off- campus . Currently , UNC provides the following recreational facilities for its students . Policy does not allow use by non - students , although this policy is not strictly enforced and many Town residents avail themselves of facilities like the Botanical Gardens , Finley Golf Course , Kenan Stadium , Fetzer Field / Belk Track , and groups like Rainbow Soccer use fields owned by the University . In the 1996 report " Recreation and Park Issues in Orange County " , the work group " determined that in applying standards to the population of Orange County that 11 , 000 people ( students living in dormitories and fraternities/ sororities ) could be subtracted from population totals in deriving park acreage needs . The assumption underlying this adjustment is that these students reside on campus and have their recreation needs met wholly by 16