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<br />February 1, 2006 <br /> <br />To <br /> <br />Mr. John Day, Cabarrus County Manager <br />Mr. Mike Downs, Cabarrus County Deputy Manager <br />Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />From: <br /> <br />Mr. Steve L. Little, Director <br />Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Department <br /> <br />Subject: <br /> <br />Request for Building Specifications Modifications (Enlargement of <br />Gymnasiums) for the Proposed Furr/Boger Elementary Schools <br /> <br />This letter is a formal request to the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners and the <br />Cabarrus County Board of Education to modify the building specifications (enlargement <br />of gymnasiums) for the proposed Carl Furr and Charles E. Boger Elementary Schools. <br />The Cabarrus County Board of Education and the Cabarrus County Board of <br />Commissioners have jointly agreed to the importance of utilization of the school/park <br />concept in planning new schools in Cabarrus County. <br /> <br />The proposed plans for the physical education room or gymnasium for these two <br />schools are inadequate in size for community utilization. The major concern is the <br />overall length of the actual playing surface for the basketball court The proposed <br />change is to increase the gymnasium playing floor size in length from 66 feet to 80-84 <br />feet (National/State standard is 84 ft.). These size modifications will be necessary to <br />allow for safe and adequate play for youth basketball programs. <br /> <br />The Odell Recreation Association is one of the largest volunteer youth athletic <br />associations in Cabarrus County. This association currently utilizes the Odell <br />Elementary School for their games and practices. <br /> <br />According to Cabarrus County school officials, plans after Fall, 2007 or the latest by <br />January, 2008, the current Odell Elementary School Site will be available for other <br />purposes. <br /> <br />Due to limited available practice/game time at the middle school/high school facilities, <br />the enlargement to elementary school gymnasiums is vital to the success of the future <br />youth athletic basketball program in the Northwest Cabarrus District. The current Odell <br />Elementary School is the only enlarged gymnasium in the Northwest Cabarrus District: <br /> <br />FIG <br />