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a <br />r ■} <br />m <br />n <br />35 <br />31 <br />J <br />a <br />M <br />a <br />m <br />a <br />PARKS JUNE, 1980 <br />The following table compares, by classification, the amount of land in <br />Orono devoted to recreation facilities compared to federal standards for <br />open space requirements: <br />PARK NEEDS ANALYSIS IN ORONO <br />Type of Park <br />Standard Acres <br />Per 1,000 population <br />Standard <br />Required <br />Acres <br />in Orono* <br />Actual <br />Orono Acreage <br />Mini Park .5 3.6 9 <br />Neighborhood Park 2.0 14.6 14 <br />Community Playfield 1.5 10.9 100 <br />Community Park 3.5 25.5 <br />Special Use Park --141 <br />Regional Park 15.0 109.5 250 + <br />22.5 acres/1,000 164.1 acres 474 acres <br />public <br />645 acres <br />*1980 Population - 7 ,300 <br />private <br />1119 acres <br />In analyzing the existing parks and open space system in Orono, it is <br />clear that the total parks and open space area exceeds the standards for <br />the existing and proposed population in the city. It should be noted <br />that much of the parks and open space area in the city consists of golf <br />courses or regional parks. This is balanced by the fact that a great <br />majority of the land area in Orono is rural in nature and will remain so <br />in the future. Urban neighborhood park requirements are already met quite <br />nicely by the amount of land already provided. Thus, there does not appear <br />to be a great need to acquire additional land for parks and open space <br />purposes in the foreseeable future. <br />CMP 8-7