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Draft <br /> 4/ 28/ 99 <br /> E . Coordination Opportunities with UNC / <br /> Implications of UNC Expansion <br /> The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides both <br /> facilities that are used by the greater town and County <br /> populations , and users of local recreational facilities in the form <br /> of students who live on and ( particularly ) off- campus . <br /> Currently , UNC provides the following recreational facilities for its <br /> students , Policy does not allow use by non - students , although <br /> this policy is not strictly enforced and many Town residents avail <br /> themselves of facilities like the Botanical Gardens , Finley Golf <br /> Course , Kenan Stadium , Fetzer Field / Belk Track , and groups like <br /> Rainbow Soccer use fields owned by the University , <br /> in the 1996 report "Recreation and Park Issues in Orange <br /> County', the work group "determined that in applying <br /> standards to the population of Orange County that 11, 000 <br /> people (students living in dormitories and <br /> fraternities/sororities) could be subtracted from population <br /> totals in deriving park acreage needs. The assumption <br /> underlying this adjustment is that these students reside on <br /> campus and have their recreation needs met wholly by ( INC- <br /> CH, while others in the towns and County rely largely on the <br /> three jurisdictions facilities. " <br /> < < Key questions: Do students use off-campus facilities ? Do <br /> faculty/staff use off-campus facilities ? Focus more on land/park <br /> facilities rather than buildings/centers ? > > <br /> « Note: This section to - be completed after 4128 presentation <br /> from UNC > > <br /> F . Coordination Opportunities with OWASA <br /> The Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) has been an <br /> active part of Orange County's efforts surrounding recreation <br /> and park planning. Representatives of the OWASA Board are <br /> members of the Work Group, and have actively contributed to <br /> the efforts of the County in providing higher levels of <br /> recreation and park service to citizens in the community. <br /> OWASA owns over 3, 000 acres in Orange County, and the local <br /> governments have expressed interest in discussing recreation <br /> possibilities on parts of these a holdings. <br /> 18 <br />