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Draft <br /> 3 /24/99 <br /> Chapel Hill , for example , has approximately 400 acres of public land , <br /> devoted to parks and recreation . National standards indicate that Chapel <br /> Hill should have XX acres , based on its current population , and XX acres <br /> based on its projected 2025 population . The town therefore has XX% of <br /> what it should have , and limited prospects for accumulating more . <br /> Carrboro has approximately 70 acres of public land ; Orange County <br /> has approximately 60 acres ; and Hillsborough has approximately 30 <br /> acres . <br /> The University of North Carolina is planning a major expansion over <br /> the next - ten years , and its commitment to parks and recreation space as a <br /> component of that expansion is not currently known . <br /> The combined projected population of Orange County in 2026 is <br /> 168 , 000 . Based on this projection , national standards indicate that the <br /> four local governments should have at a minimum XX acres of land <br /> devoted to residentsA recreational needs . <br /> (from Orange County ) <br /> Land Dedication/Payment-in-Lieu <br /> A . Land Dedication - 44 . 08 Acres Total <br /> • Bingham Township 14 . 32 Acres <br /> • Chapel Hill Township 44 . 08 Acres <br /> ( non -contiguous parcels from . 12 acres to 12 . 34 acres ) <br /> B . Payments - in - Lieu Collected : January 1 , 1988 - <br /> December 31 , 1998 <br /> Township Amount <br /> 1 . Little River $ 74, 719 <br /> 2 . Cedar Grove $ 619552 <br /> 3 . Cheeks $ 879753 <br /> 4 . Hillsborough $ 21 , 376 <br /> 5 . Eno $ 56 , 616 <br /> 6 . Bingham $ 39 , 458 <br /> 7 . Chapel Hill $ 79 , 476 <br /> Unknown Twp $ 41966 <br /> GRAND TOTAL $4255915 <br /> ALL TWPS <br /> 22 <br />