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Baseball Tomorrow Fund Project Title: Applicant Program/Organization: Contact Name: Title: Telephone: Fax: Address: Emil: Federal Tax ID Number: Organization Executive Director: Date of Submission: Community School Ballfields 2002-2003 Cabarms County Parks & Recreation Department Londa Strong Assistant Director 704-920-3354 704-920-3358 Cabarrus County Parks & Recreation Department PO Box 707 Concord NC 28026-0707 lastrong~co.cabarms.nc.us 56-6000281 Steve Little July 1, 2002 Project Description & State of Development Cabarrus County continues to improve its school park facilities by committing to add baseball/softball fields to each new school site built. With a rapid increase in population, new schools are being added each year. In 2002-2003, 3 new schools will open in the county. Our commitment is to provide ballfield construction at these new sites. This will continue the current development that has adding 7 new ballfields at two new schools in the last 2 years. This project also addresses the issue of overcrowding at current fields due to the high number of teams needing practice and game times on limited field availability. The commitment to add ballfields at the schools will increase the number of fields available for practice and game use by the more than 2500 players on over 230 teams that are now participating in Cabarrus County in baseball/softball. This number continues to grow annually and is one of the largest programs in the area. Ballfield construction, while benefiting the local parks and recreation teams, will also play an important role in the community. These fields will be used by school teams for school play and by local recreation teams in the evening. When not in use by the school teams or recreation teams, they are available on a first come ftrst served basis for community teams, churches, and other groups. Funding for these projects comes from the Cabarrus County General Fund budget. The budget reflects additions and renovations for new facilities and existing facilities and allows for the recreation department to continue to improve and upgrade these facilities. With government agencies experiencing shortfalls due to unforeseen circumstances, agencies are pursuing other opportunities for money to complete projects that they have committed to for the improvement of recreation facilities in our area. This concept continues to show our cooperation with our local school board to utilize these facilitieS and to work together as a team to provide facilities that can be used by both identities. With the increase of participants rising each year, more facilities will be needed in the future so that all participants will have a baseball functional facility for use.