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- •) There are nearly 1 , 000 children who annually actively participate in league swim teams . . This does not include school based teams . Facility managers for the YMCA , for the Chapel Hill Swim and Tennis Club and for the Community Center were interviewed . Each manager identified a deficit of practice lanes as being the single most critical need in the Chapel Hill area . During the public forum held at Chapel Hill Town Hall additional testimony was given that identified a major need to be more lanes for lap swimming and team practice . This testimony was repeated during the citizen interviews . Please see the summary of both the public forum and the citizen interviews appended to this document . Summary Conclusion : We conclude that the principal aquatic needs are : 't ) Lanes to 'serve lap swimmers , recreational swimmers and team practice . too 2) A combined leisure/therapeutic facility that will serve families , children and citizens that require warmer water temperatures to comfortably swim . . More detailed attributes can be found in appendix 2 to this report. Gymnasium . Currently the . town operates three gymnasia . The gymnasium at the Community Center now serves basketball , wall climbing and other - standard gym functions : It supports league basketball with a small amount of free play time . The gymnasium at Hargraves Center has six baskets . One full court and two cross-courts . This facility has pull out bleachers and * a pull-out stage for community events. This facility Is used for league and free play. ' The gymnasium at Linco(h Center has six basketbai ( goals and is used for adult and youth , programs evenings and weekends . On weekdays 1t # 1s• used° # by the scl�tool�s�rstem for the special needs programs . : . : ;A11 town facilities are fully programmed , with Hargraves programmed for community use space as well as for athletic events . The pull-out stage is rarely used . Summary Conclusion : 6 to The main thrust of publicity and• committee concern has been the aquatic functions of this : faciility . because of this there h * 6been {ass focus on needs `for a gymnasium : Town staff, especia It 4 lly ` those. involved with programming, 6 believe that . ari :additional gymnasium: is . . : a needed . • . . . . . : ' � 04 Our conclusion is * that if a new gymnaslufn is a part of this facility , the gym. should be modeled around the Hargraves Center. : : • ; • of : • • • " . 4 . : o It More detailed attributes for a. proposed gymnasium .facility can be found in appendix 2 to _ this report. • Aquatic/Gomminity Fa to 0 ' .