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16 <br />the public. The inventory of ,facilities (including quasi-public and private "fee- <br />based" locations) is included as Appendix C to the report. The inventory would <br />be maintained for future use, and contains information on the type of activities <br />available at each location. <br />The Needs Assessment Committee met during the spring and summer of 1998 to <br />update recreation and parks needs from each jurisdiction. These needs are found <br />on pages 4-7 of the report, and run the. gamut from active recreation facilities to <br />community parks, greenways and "low-impact" recreation. In summary, the <br />nrimarv nPeris irlPntified for each iurisdiction were: <br /> -~ <br />Carrboro Acquire/develop Northern Community Park, <br /> communi mnasium <br />Chapel Hill Complete Northern Community Park, Southern <br /> communi . Park <br />Hillsborou h River Walk Fairview Park Ocrnneechee Park <br />Orange County Complete Efland-Cheeks Park, Northern Human <br /> Services Center Park, acquire parkland in <br /> Bin ham Little River Tw s <br />An evaluation of previous bonds and projects constructed with those monies is <br />also provided on pages 7-10 of the document. A summary of needs appears on <br />page 19. <br />The Work Group discussed the concept of a Countywide set of standards for <br />facilities and park design. The development of a common set of standards was <br />recognized as important, but because of time considerations was deferred by the <br />Work Group. Recommendation.. B on page 35 addresses this topic. <br />2. Where Do We Go From Here <br />With knowledge of needs and facilities, the Work Group then turned its attention <br />to future concerns. One such area was a set of goals and criteria for future land <br />acquisition and facility sitings:' In general, the goals and criteria (pages 12-14) <br />encourage joint siting of schools and parks, preservation of ,resources in <br />conjunction with parks development, awareness of environmentally-sensitive <br />lands, the existence of matching funds, considering the intensity of use, and <br />locations for linear parks. <br />The work of the Schools and Land Use Councils was recognized as an important <br />piece of the recreation picture, sand the idea of joint management of school and <br />park sites (as well as possible joint acquisition) is a theme throughout the report. <br />One topic that the report notes regards impediments to locating new active <br />recreation facilities. These impediments exist primarily in the context of lighting, <br />intensity, traffic and noise. In defining both active and low-impact recreation, it is <br />2 <br />