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Draft <br /> 4/ 28/ 99 <br /> Chapel Hill , for example , has approximately 400 acres of public <br /> land devoted to parks and recreation . National standards indicate that <br /> Chapel Hill should have XX acres , based on its current population , and <br /> XX acres based on its projected 2025 population . The town therefore <br /> has XX % of what it should have , and limited prospects for <br /> accumulating more . <br /> Carrboro has approximately 70 acres of public land ; Orange <br /> County has approximately 60 acres ; and Hillsborough has <br /> approximately 30 acres . <br /> The University of North Carolina is planning a major expansion <br /> over the next ten years , and its commitment to parks and recreation <br /> space as a component of that expansion is not currently known . <br /> The combined projected population of Orange County in 2025 is <br /> 16.8 , 000 . Based on this projection , national standards indicate that the <br /> four local governments should have at a minimum 740 acres of land <br /> devoted to residents' recreational needs . <br /> 1 . Land Dedication / Payment- in - Lieu <br /> Orange County <br /> 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 /> Payments - in - Lieu Collected : January 1 , 1988 - December 31 , <br /> 1998 <br /> To A hi Amount <br /> 1 . Little River $ 741F719 <br /> 2 . Cedar Grove $ 61 , 552 <br /> 3 . Cheeks $ 87 , 753 <br /> 4 . Hillsborough $ 21 , 376 <br /> 5 . Eno $ 56 , 615 <br /> 6 . . Bingham $ 39 , 458 <br /> 7 . Chapel Hill $ 79 , 476 <br /> Unknown Twp 4 966 <br /> GRAND TOTAL ALL <br /> TWPS 425 915 <br /> 28 <br />