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5 / 26/ 99 I i Appendix 3 1 Parklands Needed Based on Population Standards MEMORANDUM To : Margaret Brown , County Commissioner John Link , County Manager Albert Kittrell , Assistant County Manager Richard Kinney , Carrboro Parks and Recreation Director ` Bob Jones , Orange County Recreation and Parks Director Bill Webster , Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Analyst From : David Stancil , Orange County ERC Director Sarah Magruder , Orange County Planning / ERC Intern RE : Current/ Projected Estimates of Parkland Needs in County Date : Apri 128 , 1999 We have performed some calculations in order to begin to put some numbers together for the Master Recreation and Parks Report . Currently , the report has blanks , plugged numbers or " xx ' s " on projected parkland needs . Prior to disseminating this to the full work group , we wanted to run these numbers by you for review . We have attempted to determine the number of parks ( by type ) and acres needed for Orange County "s population in 2000 and 2025 . The intent of this exercise is to provide us with a general idea of the countywide needs . We used the Standards appendix from the 1996 Assembly of Governments Report , as well as the definitions of parks in the 1988 Orange County Master Recreation and Parks Plan . We used these standards in the absence of the anticipated community - based standards , that would be developed by the proposed future Parklands and Resource Council . Thus , alterations may be needed when the new standards are in place . Two tables are presented , one with gross land needs , the other demonstrating net needs after accounting for our best estimation of existing resources . Also listed are the assumptions used in the calculation process , as follows : • In determining the number of people served by different types of parks , we chose the midpoint between the County 's and municipalities different standards . • In determining the existing resource base , we used the inventory . • Definitions used - Regional parks are > 200 , District parks are > 75acres , Community parks are > 20 acres and Neighborhood parks are > 5 acres . • Acreage needs were based upon the entire county . We did not allocate the final number of parks and acres by municipality or township . • Eno River State Park is regarded as a regional park due to its size .