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5/ 26/ 99 focus for future parks and recreation development could be targeted to smaller, less - intensive .neighborhood .parks and larger district parks . • By combining active and low - impact recreation needs at the district park level ( 100 - plus acres )., it may be possible to develop trails and retain natural areas on the : perimeter while dedicating the interior to active facilities and " hidden " parking areas . Care must be exercised to ensure the integrity of natural areas , however . Buffers should contain enough land and mature tree canopy to minimize sound and lighting to an , acceptable level . • Place future programmed active recreation . facilities in . larger district parks and make neighborhood parks low - impact . • Look countywide to define future neighborhood and district parks working with UNC , OWASA and other entities . • Related to, the above , land acquisition for parks is needed now to begin to identify . and save priority parklands . Several local governments ( including some city/ county joint efforts ) .are presently engaged in this ( sometimes called " land :banking ) . D . Mechanisms for Implementing Goals Through Capital . Improvement Plans ( CIP 's ) and . * Long - term Parkland Acquisition To be developed . A meeting of the Managers , elected representatives and " staffs is being scheduled to address these issues . E . Coordination . Opportunities wiW UNC / Implications of UNC Expansion The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides both facilities that - are used by the greater town and County populations , and users of local recreational facilities in the form of students who live on and ( particularly ) off- campus . ' Currently , UNC provides the following. recreational facilities for its students . . Policy does not allow .use by non - students , although this policy is not strictly enforced and man y Town residents avail themselves of facilities like the Botanical Gardens , Finley Golf Course , Kenan Stadium , Fetzer Field/ Belk Track, and groups like Rainbow Soccer use fields owned by the U.niversity .. In the 1996 report " Recreation and Park Issues In Orange County ", the work group " determined that in applying standards to the population of Orange County that 11 , 000 people ( students living in dormitories and fraternities/sororities ) could. be subtracted from population .totals in deriving park acreage needs . The assumption underlying this adjustment is that these students reside on campus and have their recreation needs met wholly by. 16