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<br />4) There are newer parts of town where there are no parks within walking distance. <br /> <br />5) There are no suitable girls softball facilities. <br /> <br />6) Restrooms are lackingand portable toilet facilities are unacceptable. <br /> <br />7) The equipment at Wade Pari< is aged and obsolete combining older children's <br />playground equipment with younger and inaccessible by wheelchair. <br /> <br />D. Recommendations <br /> <br />Following evaluation of the public input, City staff compiled the following list of projects in <br />the priority order in the opinion of the staff and consultant: <br /> <br />1. Municioal Swimmina Center <br /> <br />The City of Paris has not had an operating public pool in modern history and, in fact, there <br />are no pools available to the general public in the city or reasonably close to it. The <br />construction of a municipal pool would meet several demands voiced by participants in the <br />public hearings and committee meeting, namely: childrens' competitive swimming, water <br />walking-aerobics, lap swimming, instruction swimming and lifesaving, and free swim. <br />However, swimming alone is not generally economically viable and many modem pools are <br />furnished with amenities such as group party facilities, piCl1ic tables, concession/vending, <br />volleyball, sun and shade decks, and large grassy play areas <br /> <br />Estimated Cost (Exclusive of Land) ................................. $425,000 <br /> <br />2. Wade Park Imorovements <br /> <br />Wade Park is one of the largest, oldest, and most active parks in Paris and many of the <br />facilities in the pari< are obsolete or damaged. Parl<ing is limited to curbside parl<ing on one <br />side and head-in gravel parking on the opposite side. Many of the facilities are not <br />handicapped accessible. Sidewalks into the park would improve accessibility for the <br />handicapped and elderly.The pavilion is a light weight frame with a metal roof. It should <br />be replaced. Playground equipment is in need of replacement. <br /> <br />Estimated Cost (Equipment, pavilion) ............................... $ 52,500 <br />Estimated Cost (Parking Lot) ...................................... $ 30,000 <br /> <br />3. Lake Crook Recreation Area Develooment <br /> <br />Lake Crook has never been really developed to its fullest potential. An existing boatramp <br />is dilapidated and needs replacement but even so is inaccessible because of uneven <br />ground and erosion. Restrooms in the small piCl1ic area were destroyed years ago and the <br />old swimming area needs vegetation removal and cleanup. The development could be <br /> <br />-24- <br />