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<br />located somewh$re within the Reedy Creek Basin. This school is expected to be <br />completed by 2000-09. The plan does not call for the placement of any additional school <br />facilities within the plan area outside of the replacement for Bethel School Elementary <br />that is currently under construction. <br /> <br />Recommendation- That periodic evaluations are completed to determine if the pace of <br />development in the plan area is consistent with the plan's projections. If a surge in the <br />amount of new development causes student populations to increase beyond the current <br />projections, then it i$ advised that the Cabarrus County 15- Year Facility Plan be updated <br />and revised. <br /> <br />Goa/- Determine an' appropriate reuse for the existing Bethel School. <br /> <br />Conversations ar~ currently underway between Midland and County officials to determine <br />if reuse of the Bethel School is feasible and if so, what uses may be appropriate. A town <br />Hall, library, senior center and community center have been discussed as possible uses. <br />Complications inctude the cost of reuse that may require asbestos abatement and will <br />require modification or replacement of the current sewage treatment plant. There is a <br />possibility that this facility will be able to tie into the new Bethel School's pump station for <br />public sanitary sewer service. <br /> <br />Recommendation- Th$t Midland and County officials continue to work together to determine <br />the feasibility of reuse' of the Bethel School site. Citizen input should be solicited in -order to <br />determine the best users). <br /> <br />Goa/- Make social $ervlces more convenient by constructing facilities such as a <br />library, senior centel'f and Town Hall within the plan area. <br /> <br />The Midland plan area currently lacks services such as those mentioned above. <br />Unfortunately, the cost of these facilities may be prohibitive in the near future without <br />assistance from grants, public/private partnerships, and County involvement. The closest <br />library facility is lo~ated in the Town of Harrisburg. This library was funded jointly by the <br />Town of Harrisburg and Cabarrus County and is located at 7100 Joe Sims Rd: The Town <br />of Mt. Pleasant library was funded with donations from the Cannon Foundation that <br />matched the funds;donated by the public. This course of action may present an option for <br />the Midland Plan Area residents to possibly construct a library in the plan area. <br /> <br />(j-1- <br /> <br />19 <br />