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The Midland Plan Area currently does not have any County maintained park facilities. Ball fields are currently available at the existing Bethel School and are in use whenever possible. The Historic Reed Gold Mine is also located with in the plan area and provides limited recreational opportunities. A County-State partnership hopes to open up that property for additional opportunities once necessary funding is made available. The Livable Community Blueprint (LCB) recommends the construction of a Neighborhood Park in the Midland Plan Area. This Neighborhood Park will be pursued as a School Park concept at the replacement Bethel Elementary School. A Neighborhood Park is traditionally .25 to 3 acres in size should be easily accessible to the neighborhood population and should be geographically centered within safe walking and biking distance. It should also provide activities for all ages that may be passive or active such as playgrounds, basketball courts, baseball, soccer or football fields, and picnic shelters. There are also additional park facilties planned for the Midland Area that are identified in the LCB: These parks are not geographically located at this time, these locations will be determined in the future as the need arises and the funding becomes available. In addition to the Neighborhood Park and other planned parks, two bicycle and pedestrian routes are planned for the Midland Plan Area (see Map 12, Proposed Parks, Bike and Pedestrian Routes). The first runs along the Rocky River south to the county line where it connects to Clear Creek. The Midland Route was designated to connect the town, the new school site, and future developments with Muddy Creek and southward linking with theRQçky River Route. With increasing interest in alternative modes of transportation, these routes can provide bicyclists and pedestrians with alternative modes of transportation within their communities. (} .4. 37