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The current soil conditions at these two school/park sites do not contain necessary soil amendments to produce a healthy turf surface for community athletic programs. According to the North Carolina soil test completed for these sites, the site soil does not include some of the basic elements such as nitrogen, boron and humus base necessary for turf surfaces. Over the past several months, a team of officials from the City of Concord, Cabarrus County, and Cabarrus County schools met regularly to discuss potential options to improve the soil conditions for the establishment of turf on these sites. With assistance from David Goforth from Cabarrus County Cooperative Extension and Dennis Testerman from Cabarrus County Soil and Water District, the group recommended to rototill into the soil a variety of amendments, such as turkey litter, compost and liming. These elements will assist in the rebuilding of soil structure and replenish most of the sixteen elements needed for turf growth. Another major element needed for turf growth is continuous water; therefore, an irrigation system is proposed. Drilling a well is proposed for watering the irrigation of these facilities. Cabarms County School Systems is also an active partner in these two projects. The school system is performing the following project elements toward these two school/park facilities: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) raising catch basins (Concord Middle School) $5,000 constructing a well for irrigation (Concord Middle School-Eastside Elementary) $7,500 fine grading for athletic facilities $2,000 turfing improving materials/contract labor $4,100 athletic fencing (Concord Middle School - Eastside Elementary) $60,000 for a total $78,600 toward these school/park sites. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at your convenience. Thank you for your consideration and review of this proposal.