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In the rural areas of Orono, locating parks within walking distance of all <br />residents is not economically feasible or practical because the population <br />is so widely dispersed. <br />Orono will coordinate recreational facilities and programs with <br />other governmental agencies and non-profit organizations. <br />Duplication of programs and facilities will only be a burden on the <br />taxpayer without providing any new benefits. Orono will actively <br />encourage all school districts to coordinate their programs and facilities <br />and to open them to the public whenever feasible. Orono will actively <br />support and cooperate with the Orono and Mound-Westonka School <br />Districts in their community service recreation programs and will assist <br />in coordinating the location and type of recreational facilities with those <br />provided by the Department of Natural Resources, Three Rivers Parks <br />and the local school districts. The City will encourage planning for <br />organized team sports on a community/sub-regional basis. Orono will <br />work with public or non-profit groups to fund the acquisition and <br />development of recreational and open space lands and facilities. <br />6 Orono will locate active -use park and recreational facilities so as to <br />benefit neighboring land uses. All park facilities, and especially <br />community facilities that are expected to draw citizens from outside the <br />immediate neighborhood, will be carefully designed and located so as to <br />serve the best interests of all citizens without disrupting or disturbing <br />established neighborhood lifestyles or traffic patterns. <br />7. Orono will strive toward connectivity between the various park and <br />open space facilities. The interrelationships between neighborhood <br />parks, conservation areas and the rest of the park system should be <br />strengthened through the proper location and use of green ways, trails, <br />underpasses and overpasses. Trail connections should be provided to <br />neighborhood parks to enable pedestrian access. Trail corridors or <br />Alinear parks§ should be incorporated within open space buffers at the <br />edge of subdivisions and adjacent to major roadways. <br />8. Orono will encourage the preservation of private open space and <br />will identify and acquire additional public open space parcels as the <br />opportunity arises. As can be seen on Map 4E-2 and in the table of <br />existing facilities, Orono already has a high percentage of land area <br />devoted to recreation open space. However, once land is developed, the <br />opportunity for its preservation as open space is lost. An identified high <br />priority of Orono residents is the preservation of additional open space <br />within the City. Conservation easements, private donations, land trusts <br />and other methods can allow the private sector to play a major role in <br />preservation of open spaces in Orono. <br />City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 4E-30 <br />