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2 . Guiding Documents <br /> A . Operations and Management of the park shall be guided by the Park Master Plan and <br /> Management Plan . These documents have been jointly developed by Orange and Durham <br /> counties and approved by their respective board of county commissioners . The Master Plan <br /> shall include adopted functional uses , a general land use map that depicts existing site <br /> constraints and locations for existing and proposed phasing of Park improvements and <br /> general programming . The Master Plan shall acknowledge and incorporate existing park <br /> development . The Master Plan will include a Management Plan section that provides <br /> greater specificity regarding implementation of the Master Plan goals and park operations , <br /> including priorities for future park improvements . Amendments and revisions to the Master <br /> Plan and/or Management Plan shall require the approval of both Boards . <br /> Orange and Durham staffs shall developadministrative Partnership Guidelines for <br /> ensuring the park is run with shared goals and mutual agreement on park policies , <br /> personnel issues , communications , and related . The Partnership Guidelines may be <br /> amended by mutual consent. <br /> 3 . Names on Park Facilities . Any formal naming of park amenities ( e . g . , trails , shelters , etc . ) or <br /> acknowledgment of people or entities on signage (e . g . , project partners , monetary <br /> contributors , etc . ) will be in accordance with the naming policies of both counties- <br /> 4 . Ownership . The land shall continue to be owned as separate parcels with Orange County <br /> owning the 136 acres located in Orange County and Durham County owning the 255 acres <br /> located in Durham County . <br /> a) Conservation Easements . Both counties recognize that the Park was acquired with <br /> grants from the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund and NC Parks and <br /> Recreation Trust Fund and that there are conservation easements in place <br /> encumbering the property as a result of those grants . The conservation easements are <br /> recorded at the Orange County Register of Deeds , Book 2198 Page 256 and atthe <br /> Durham County Register of Deeds , Book 3027 Page 194 . <br /> b) Access Easements . Any access easements acquired for the public use of adjacent <br /> private property shall be approved by both Boards . <br /> c) Additional Land . As opportunities develop in the future , additional land <br /> areas may be considered by the two counties for potential acquisition to expand <br /> the park boundaries . Amendments to the Master Plan to include the additional <br /> land will be initiated through the joint county staff with recommendations to <br /> both Boards for approval . If the proposed additional land requires additional <br /> costs for maintenance and/or operations , then the additional cost shall be <br /> negotiated and approved by both Boards . If, however, the additional land is <br /> located in only one of the counties , and its acquisition would have no financial <br /> impact on costs associated with Park operations and maintenance , then the <br /> purchase of the proposed land may be made by the county in which the land is <br /> located . If the land is located in both counties , both Boards must approve the <br /> 2 <br />