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5/ 18 / 99 <br /> D . Mechanisms for Implementing Goals Through <br /> Capital Improvement Plans ( CIP 's ) and Land - <br /> Banking <br /> To be developed. A meeting of the Managers, elected representatives <br /> and staffs is being scheduled to address these issues, but will not <br /> occur prior to the completion of this report. <br /> E . Coordination Opportunities with UNC / <br /> Implications. of UNC Expansion <br /> The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides both facilities that are <br /> used by the greater town and County populations , and users of local <br /> recreational facilities in the form of students who live on and ( particularly ) <br /> off- campus . _ <br /> Currently , UNC provides the following recreational facilities for its students . <br /> Policy does not allow use by non - students , although this policy is not strictly <br /> enforced and many Town residents avail themselves of facilities like the <br /> Botanical Gardens , Finley Golf Course , -Kenan Stadium , Fetzer Field/ Belk <br /> Track , and groups like Rainbow Soccer use fields owned by the University . <br /> In the 1996 report " Recreation and Park Issues in Orange County ", the work <br /> group " determined that in applying standards to the population of Orange <br /> County that 11 , 000 people ( students living in dormitories and <br /> fraternities/sororities ) could be subtracted from population totals In deriving <br /> park acreage needs . The assumption underlying this adjustment is that these <br /> students reside on campus and have their recreation needs met wholly by <br /> UNC - CH , while others in the towns and County rely largely on the three <br /> jurisdictions facilities . " <br /> Town - Gown Opportunities <br /> According to UNC recreation managers,, facility needs for students <br /> are largely met on the UNC campus. UNC officials estimate that a <br /> small number of students use town facilities, excluding the use of <br /> privately held soccer fields. As mentioned above, it is widely known <br /> that citizens throughout the community use various facilities owned <br /> by UNC. While towns ' concerns are largely centered around facility <br /> use by students, faculty use of both UNC and public facilities also <br /> arise when developing methods of assessing use and needs by <br /> jurisdictions. The exact numbers of faculty and students utilizing <br /> UNC facilities is unknown . DELETE or CLARIFY: Faculty are thought to <br /> use the. public facilities more often as more visible members of the <br /> community than students on campus. Some officials from UNC see <br /> the balance of town -gown recreation facility use as harmonious <br /> 18 <br />