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Throughout the master plan process, it was noted that these funds would likely <br /> not be sufficient to build the entirety of the park as proposed, and that some <br /> prioritization would be necessary. <br /> PRIORITIZATION OF FACILITIES <br /> Accordingly, at the final community meeting on March 9, 2005, County sataff <br /> provided estimates prepared by a professional cost-estimating firm, for all costs <br /> typically associated with each facility. Those present were asked to identify their <br /> top priorities for the park, and use the cost estimates to rank those priorities as <br /> their formal recommendations for the Master Plan (as shown below). The cost <br /> estimates were as comprehensive as possible and included all known associated <br /> costs with each facility. <br /> As the first part of this discussion, there were several "givens" that were listed as <br /> necessary and implicit facilities that would be needed for construction: <br /> "Givens" <br /> 1. An entry road and two parking lots to serve the park facilities2 <br /> 2. A picnic shelter with restrooms <br /> 3. The play area located near the Center3 <br /> 4. A service road to the proposed fields on the northern part of the site4 <br /> 5. Picnic tables and benches at locations TBA throughout the park <br /> 6. Horseshoes and volleyball courts5 <br /> The total estimated cost of the above items is approximately $400,000. <br /> As a next step, the citizens present looked at the proposed facilities, the <br /> identified/desired needs, the cost estimates and the projected remaining <br /> available funds, and identified the following as priorities for the park <br /> construction: <br /> 1. The new baseball/softball field in the northern part of the park <br /> 2. The skate facility <br /> 3. The multi-purpose field (Tee-ball and other field sports) <br /> 4. The basketball courts <br /> 5. The nature trails/measured walking track <br /> 2 This does not include the proposed parking lot in front of the Northern Human Services Center,which <br /> would be part of the proposed building upgrades. <br /> 3 The current play area in this site would be impacted by the entry road,and is old and in need of <br /> replacement. <br /> 4 The master plan shows a possible future parking lot and wider road for these fields that may need to be <br /> constructed at some future date.It is not proposed for the construction of park facilities here. <br /> 5 While not"givens,"these facilities are inexpensive and deemed not to require the group's time for <br /> prioritization because of their small size and low cost. <br /> 8 <br />