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Draft <br /> 3/ 24/ 99 <br /> Orange County residents have long enjoyed the private <br /> open space that is provided by agricultural and forestry uses . <br /> In particular, residents have used Duke Forest land for <br /> recreational purposes . County governments, however, have not <br /> uniformly kept pace with demand , as measured by national <br /> indicators . <br /> Chapel Hill , for example, has approximately 400 acres of <br /> public land devoted to parks and recreation . National standards <br /> indicate that Chapel Hill should have XX acres, based on its <br /> current population , and XX acres based on its projected 2025 <br /> population . The town therefore has XX % of what it should _ <br /> have, and limited prospects for accumulating more . <br /> Carrboro has approximately 70 acres of public land ; <br /> Orange County has approximately 60 acres; and Hillsborough <br /> has approximately 30 acres . <br /> The University of North Carolina is planning a major <br /> expansion over the next ten years, and its commitment to <br /> parks and recreation space as a component of that expansion is <br /> not currently known . <br /> The combined projected population of Orange County in <br /> 2025 is 168, 000 . Based on this projection , national standards <br /> indicate that the four local governments should have at a <br /> minimum XX acres of land devoted to residents ' recreational <br /> 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 <br /> acres ) <br /> 19 <br />