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<br />5. Searls Comelex <br /> <br />Many participants voiced concern over the lack of facilities for children and youth to meet, <br />exercise and play safely. Tennis courts were recommended by some; softball fields for <br />girts was also mentioned. A teen recreation center received a lot of support as well. There <br />are currently no lighted basketball courts in the city. Serious review of these needs and a <br />search for a suitable site raised the possibility of a single complex housing all these <br />features on a tract of land near Paris High School. Six lighted tennis courts, two lighted <br />basketball courts and three girls softball fields (also lighted) are needed to meet present <br />demand. This project could be developed in phases. <br /> <br />Estimated Cost (Exclusive of Land) <br /> <br />Six lighted tennis courts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 160,000 <br />Two lighted basketball courts ................................ $ 35,000 <br />Three softball fields (lighted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120,000 <br />Recreation center gym/assembly/weights/aerobics . . .. $400,000 to $2,000,000 <br /> <br />6. Pave Parkinc Areas <br /> <br />Many of the parks have gravel or dirt parking facilities. New driveways in Paris must be <br />dust-free and thus paved. Paving the parking areas will bring them into compliance with <br />current standards, improve drainage, promote usage of the parks, and improve <br />handicapped and elderly access. <br /> <br />Estimated Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 to 125,000 <br /> <br />7. Security Lichtinc <br /> <br />All parl<s should be furnished with minimal security lighting to provide safe usage at night, <br />and reduce vandalism and crime. <br /> <br />Estimated Cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,000 <br /> <br />8. Restroom Facilities <br /> <br />Presently, there are public restrooms only at one public park. The city currently rents <br />portable toilets during the summer months for between $6,000 and $8,000 per year. <br />Penmanent vandal resistant restrooms should be built that meet accessibility standards for <br />the handicapped. They should be lockable, well lighted and of course well maintained. <br />Vandal resistant lighting is also a must. Because they are so susceptible to vandalism, . <br />restrooms should be built in high use parl<s such as Wade, Culbertson, Oak, and Record. <br /> <br />-26- <br /> <br />I <br />