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The entrance roads and parking areas could be designed to access both the school and park facilities . Gymnasiums could be designed for outside access for restroom facilities for potential . park patrons . Building schools and parks together is a win /win situation for everyone . G . The School / Park concept i � 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 . For the purpose of this Work Group the Wake County plan is used as a model . H . The Recreation and Parks Director for Wake County made a presentation to the Work Group on September 21 , 1995 , explaining the development of the Wake County School / Park Master Plan . He discussed the process of forming a Coordinated Facility Planning Committee and establishment of a Maintenance and Management Policy . I . By combining 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 . J . Because school campuses generally have facilities in place that are needed for public parks ( i . e . , open play fields , parking lots , water and sewer connections , electricity , and road systems to campuses ) the school /park concept is a cost effective approach to providing public recreational facilities to all residents and saves the tax payers many thousands of dollars because the purchase of additional park land is not required . K . This Committee endorses the concept of a School / Park Plan and suggests that an agreement between the appropriate School Systems and the Municipal and County Recreation and Parks Departments be formulated . ( See attached Draft of Agreement for Providing Coordinated Facility Planning )