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2 ORANGE COUNTY SERVICE PROVISION TO AND BY THE TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH Recreation and Parks Services are not directed to particular locations or municipalities, but most participants attend activities at the facilities nearest their home. Larger programs are offered at facilities in and around Hillsborough because the primary recreation center and most county schools are located in Hillsborough Township. Using Hillsborough Zip Code (27278) as the reference point, 60% of the Recreation and Parks participants are from the Town of Hillsborough or Hillsborough Township. The only County costs for Hog Day 1997 were in the Recreation and Parks and Sheriff's Departments. Recreation and Parks staff and other costs associated with Hog Day are as follows: Hours Costs Full time staff 248.5 $4,070.63 Part time staff 50.0 296.04 Total 298.5 $4,366.67 Other miscellaneous costs 660.00 Total Recreation and Parks $5,026.67 The Sheriff's department provides security for Hog Day. Deputies provide coverage for the Hog Day activities beginning on the Friday evening, prior to the event, as well as all day Saturday during the event. Sheriff Deputies spent a total of approximately 170 hours providing security for Hog Day 1997.. The cost of this service was approximately $4,200. Note: all staff costs for Recreation and Parks and the Sheriff include benefits. *The total cost to the County for Hog Day 1997 was approximately $9,227. Animal Control Division of the Health Department During fiscal 1997/98 Animal Control responded to approximately 320 calls for service originating in the Town of Hillsborough. Calls required an estimated 800 visits to the sites to properly deliver the service requested. Animal Control Officers impounded 232 animals from Hillsborough, while Hillsborough residents impounded an additional 110 for a total of 342.