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f ` 7 <br /> immediate area with walking trail , play equipment and future picnic area . <br /> Riverwalk/ Eno River buffers <br /> Riverwalk would create a greenway/walkway connecting the proposed River Park ( near <br /> the County Courthouse) to Occoneechee Mountain Park to serve the greater county <br /> population . This project has not undergone a feasibility study. yet . The buffer project is <br /> funded through the town ' s CWMTF grant . The town is seeking ownership or <br /> conservation easements alorIg the Eno River. The buffer depth in the grant is 100 feet. <br /> RiverPark <br /> In conjunction with Orange County, this would create a small park near the County <br /> Courthouse and the Eno River with walking trails, benches and a gazebo . A joint <br /> committee is currently developing plans . <br /> Fairview Active Sports Park <br /> Proposed as a joint venture, this would be a soccer complex that would serve the Town , <br /> County and greater region by providing a location for soccer clubs to play and hold <br /> tournaments . It is unclear whether the site would be acceptable as "soccer only" or <br /> whether a broader range of activities would be planned . <br /> Table C — Town of Hillsborough <br /> Summary of Projects and Cost Estimates * <br /> Occoneechee Park $ 32,448 $ 32, 448 Completed <br /> Overlook <br /> MurrayStreet Park 33 000 $ 33 000 - 0 - <br /> Riverwalk/ Eno River $ 300, 000 $ 86, 000 $ 2141000* * -0- <br /> buffers <br /> $ 200, 000 $ 25, 000 . $ 101000 $ 165, 000 <br /> RiverPark <br /> Fairview Park feasibili 5 000 5 000 -0- <br /> TOTAL 570 448 181 448 1 224 000 165 000 <br /> * - Cost estimates do not include facility development. <br /> * * - Clean Water Management Trust Fund grant <br /> DE- Orange County — Capital Parks and Open Space Projects <br /> Orange County parks activities are ongoing in two programs — previously- <br /> planned parks in the adopted 2000 - 2010 Capital Investment Plan and via <br /> the new Lands Legacy program , adopted in April 2000 . Funding for both <br /> methods are shown through the CIP . Over the next 10 years, Orange <br /> County has identified the following expenditures for parklands : <br /> Chapel Hill Parks Projects <br /> A total of $ 2 million was approved in a 1997 County parks bond for use toward the <br /> Town "s Homestead ( Northern ) Community Park and Southern Community Park. Some of <br />