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The following actions are recommended to be implemented within the next ten years to ensure that the <br />parks and open space system continues to meet the recreational needs of the city. 2018 updzite in <br />New Parks <br />Acquire and develop land at the southwest corner of Main Street and Graham Street. Property <br />acquired nand ceared through <In H,A with I amar C'ounty ( 19 acres) <br />- Construct large open green lawn, <br />- Plant trees and landscaping, <br />- Construct Wagon monument. <br />Acquire natural open spaces to be preserved as the opportunities are available. Expanded <br />ch°vcloped area al lake, Crook, <br />Existing Parks <br />Construct a spray ground. The cay worked closely with the First unite(,i Mo]14�)djst (,11urch in <br />2016 to construo a joint use ,ipray ground on FUMC proj,�)erty in downtown, The park is open, u) <br />th.c public, and includes a restroom facility constructed and maintained by the city. <br />Provide additional picnicking areas and tables. A picnic, area was added to Lake Crook Park <br />in 2016,; the picnic area at Oak Park was unproved in 2018. Acquired and completed recon- <br />struc,tion of fi.)rr:nerTXD0'l'park on US 8I2W, <br />Replace playgrounds (older than 15 years old), Added a new playgl-OUnd to Lake Crook ill <br />2016, Playgf'OLInds at ( _)ak Park and Wade Park were compIctely replaced in winter/spring <br />2018, utilizing a coinbination of voter -approved 2017 park bonds and local I , 'undraising, <br />new paygrounds arc ADA coinphant and include new accessible equipment, <br />Increase level of maintenance. Staff fevc]s in the Parks, division have been incrcased by two <br />FYI,", effi„cfive April 1, 2018, Added safiety, fencing al 5'q' Slreo basketball COLIM, established <br />additional permanent water-c"eck crossing on archery la,ncs,- finished building archery <br />lanes at Sports ('oy,)If)lcx property.', snowed clearcd large ()pcn spaces at lake Crook_ <br />o Construct multi-purpose and walking trails. ( "OnStrUcted new West Paris Trail (1 .8 miles) in <br />2016-17, LISifIg as TXD01'granI of'$51 5,193 kind matching city ha. nds, Reconstructed 7,203 firie'ar. <br />,I�et ofthe Trad de Paris, Completed'I'rad, dc Paris extension of'4,224 feet, using '["'PWI) grant ol' <br />$20,0,000 and city MatChiTIg funds, Created nature trail at Lake Crook (,-3 affles round trip). <br />0 Provide additional landscaping including irrigated turf in all parks. <br />le <br />36 <br />