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Efland-Cheeks School Park 16 r Two tennis courts are provided in the southeastern part of the site adjacent to the elementary school parking lot. This placement of the courts was provided because of the available space and the opportunity to have a facility that was not contingent on other facilities in the park. Parking for this facility would be in the elementary school parking lot. Two sand volleyball courts and two horse shoe areas are located at the shelter area near the new entrance road to the park. • The active soccer recreation fields are screened from the multi-use play surfaces by mounds. These mounds will provide dual purposes for the park. First, they can be planted to screen the maintenance area from the fields and play areas. Secondly, the mounds can be used to provide seating for the soccer fields as'well as the multi-use play surface areas. Third, the mounds will screen the children using the multi-use play surface from the soccer fields so that two separate activities can be accomplished at the same time. • A gymnasium is provided in this concept. This facility will expand the use of the park during the evening hours, inclement weather and during the colder winter months. This gymnasium would support an indoor basketball court system that is convertible to other uses. Some office and storage space will be provided along with a small locker room area. • An environmental interpretive area will be developed in the northwestern portion of the park. This area will take full advantage of the interesting wetland area by providing walking trails, instructional shelter areas, a raised instructional stage area with fixed seating, a small pond area, boardwalk areas over sensitive wetland areas and a waterfall. Each aspect of the area will be for educative purposes. This area will be easily accessible from both the elementary school and the community center. • A series of trails are provided throughout the park to allow for access to the many use areas. Loop trails are provided when possible so that measured walking can be done. The surface treatment for these trails will be a combination of asphalt, wood chips and natural surfaces. The natural and wood chip surfaces will primarily be located in the environmental area. The key loop trails are located around the soccer field areas, the gymnasium, the open play yard north of the paved school play area and around the front play area on the northeast side of the elementary school. • Three major changes have been made to the spaces used for outdoor exercise by the children who attend the elementary school. The rear play yard has been enhanced by providing a direct link to the community center. This area is done in a creative pattern that allows the opportunity for different use groups to be using the space at the same time. Two multi-purpose play surface areas are provided that have the rubberized surfacing with marked play uses such as hop scotch and basketball. Woolpert Park Master Plan April 1997