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20 Y ' 09,,,,0 estimated at $3,283,000. Although comparable to the $3.0 million estimate in the Master Recreation &Parks Plan, the ULI estimate is considered more accurate. • Other Facilities & Infrastructure. Insofar as the cost of individual ballfields, picnic shelters, multi-use courts, and similar facilities is concerned, Woolpert Associates indicated that the 1987 and 1995 costs for such facilities are comparable. However, there are some important differences. Although the ballfield costs are similar, one cost that was apparently omitted from the Master Recreation & Parks Plan was that for backstops and fencing. That cost was added to the price of proposed softball fields, but in all other respects, no cost adjustments (e.g., for lighting, etc.) were made unless specifically mentioned in the Plan. As an example, the Plan generally recommended two "mixed use" ballfields at each community park. A "mixed use" field consists of a softball field and adjoining football/soccer field, costing $30,000 each for the basic fields. To these costs were added the price of backstops and fencing for a total cost of$80,000. Another important change occurred with respect to access drives and parking. The 1995 cost estimate for asphalt paving, including grading and base material, was approximately $2.77 per square foot. Applied to a parking space standard of 325 square feet per space, including backup aisles and access drives, the 1995 cost estimate per individual space is $900. This estimate was applied to the one proposed park where a specific number of spaces (350) was mentioned, the Cedar GrovelLittle River District Park, and resulted in an estimated cost of $315,000. The cost for parking for other proposed parks was then adjusted proportionately. One of the most significant changes occurred in the price of picnic areas. The information supplied by Woolpert Associates indicated that the current cost for a picnic area, including grading and seeding, concrete pad, trash can, table, and grill, was $2,000, up from the $500 estimate used in the Master Recreation & Parks Plan. The Plan recommended that there be 10 picnic sites to serve 6,000 persons. Based on the recommended land area of 30 acres per community park and the standard of 2.5 acres per 1,000 population, a community park would serve approximately 12,000 persons. To serve that number of people, 20 picnic sites at a cost of$2,000 each would be needed in a typical community park. A final major adjustment in cost estimates involved the price per linear foot for pedestrian trails linking facilities within parks. Woolpert Associates provided an estimate of $10 per linear foot for a 10-foot wide gravel trail. This figure was then applied to the estimated number of feet of park trails in district (1.5 miles) and community (0.5 miles) parks to obtain an adjusted estimate for these facilities. Shown on Table 8 is the total estimated capital cost of all park improvements broken down by park category (e.g., community vs. district parks) and by specific park facility (e.g., Caldwell Community Park). These costs have been calculated using the updated cost estimates contained in Table 7 and result in a total estimated cost of $18,047,250 for all park improvements.