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5/ 18/ 99 F . Open Facilities Policy In the spirit of inter- governmental coordination , the Work Group believes that citizens of the Towns and County should have the opportunity to use facilities developed by all of the local governments and OWASA . Attempting to limit use of facilities solely to residents on a single jurisdiction is likely to be cumbersome administratively and not constructive generally . The Work Group recommends that Orange County , Chapel Hill , Carrboro , Hillsborough and OWASA adopt the " Open Facilities Policy " resolution found in Appendix I. This policy will provide that all recreation facilities owned and operated by the parties are open and accessible to all County residents . To a different degree , a policy regarding use of local government facilities by UNC students and of UNC facilities- by local . citizens should be investigated with the University . A particular possibility is the UNC Outdoor Education Center, and cooperative ventures for this facility should be pursued now. The local governments within which Duke Forest falls should also cooperate with Duke in the future to develop appropriate mutual guidelines in this area . G . Payment- in - lieu changes The payment in lieu system is used by Orange County and Carrboro as a source of funds for recreation lands and facilities. However, because of its limitations (both geographic and financial), payment-in -lieu programs are unlikely to produce & sufficient funds to meet long - term recreation needs. A process is needed to use existing funds, modify the current program to make it more practical, and develop new sources of revenue for recreation land and facilities. 0 The Work Group recommends that Orange County and Carrboro develop plans to match payment-in - lieu dollars to date with parks bonds and other funding sources. With a method of pooling payment- in -lieu across jurisdictions currently unworkable, it 38