Morrisville Town Center Plan - 2007

Appendix 10

Town Center Planning Process An Introduction to Parks and Greenways Implementation Strategies (Draft, 8/22/06)

How do we determine what becomes a park? Board adopted “Parks, Recreation, Greenways and Open Space Master Plan“ x Approved by Board of Commissioners in 2002 x Based on public input x Includes a public needs analysis x Identifies areas of recreational need in the Town o Provides for geo-equity to all residents in Morrisville Standards x All parks and recreational amenities are compared to local park systems and weighed against national averages x The analysis shows a deficit/surplus of recreational items such as soccer fields, swimming pools and even types of parks and park acreage x This tool helps to determine exactly how many acres of parks, fields, basketball courts, etc. the Town needs to provide residents presently, and into the future Because we know what amenities we need to develop to provide the greatest equity to our residents, further public planning meetings are conducted for public input Implementation Strategies Parks aren’t built overnight, but through a long planning process. First, the Town must develop a concept of a park or greenway, acquire the land, and develop the park. Listed are just a few common tools that the Town uses to acquire and fund parks and greenway projects in the Town: Acquisition x Right of Way dedication x Fee-simple purchase, or purchasing land at market value x Easements o Limits development to build a “green infrastructure” or open space o Reserves land for a specific future use, such as a greenway Funding x General Fund x Payment-in-lieu by residential developers o New residential developers may provide future parkland or a payment-in-lieu of the land based on the number of units in the project x Grants x Public/Public partnerships o Town of Morrisville and Wake County School build School Parks x Public/Private partnerships o Developer agrees to build greenway into a neighborhood project

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