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4' site with entrance roads and parking areas accessible only to the main building. Had these schools been designed with community use in mind, the buildings could be located to the side or rear of the property, leaving a large portion of the land for park development. The entrance roads and parking areas could be designed to access both the school and park facilities. Gymnasiums could be designed to provide outside access for restroom facilities for potential park patrons. Building schools and parks together is a win/win situation for everyone. • Joint Operation - By combing new and existing schools with park facilities, the surrounding neighborhoods benefit. A school campus typically defines a community. Citizens identify with the campus as being a part of their neighborhood and a convenient place for outdoor recreational activities. Joint facilities planning enables both the schools and the recreation departments to ensure, for example, that gyms are of adequate size for use by both the schools and the recreation departments. Other design features can then be included which will create, cost-effective operation of the facilities by both parties. • Summation - The School/Park concept is not unique. Wake County developed a plan in the early 1980's and most recently adopted a School/Park Master Plan in 1993 and presently has eleven School/Park sites. Wake serves as a model throughout the State of N.C. The Recreation and Parks Director for Wake County made a presentation to the Recreation and Park Work Group on September 21, 1995, explaining the development of the -Wake County AR 4 School/Park Master Plan. He discussed the process of forming a Coordinated Facility Planning Committee and establishment of a Maintenance and Management Policy. A sample agreement is included as appendix 5 and serves as a model that could be considered. Section Recommendation(s) Endorse the concept of a School/Park Plan and decide that an agreement between the appropriate School Systems and the Municipal and County Recreation and Parks Departments be formulated.