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To: Cabarrus County Manager Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners From: Steve L. Little, Director Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Department Date: December 13, 1993 Subject: The Study of School/Park Concept in Cabarrus County In October, the Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Commission recommended to the staff to study with the Cabarrus County and Kannapolis Boards of Education and Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners the potential of developing school/park programs at future and present school sites. The Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Commission xvould like to request placement on the agenda of the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners on Monday, December 20, 1993. Celie Richardson of the Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Commission will present the school/park concept to the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners on December 20th.. The Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Commission has also planned to appear before the Kannapolis Board of Education and Cabarrus County Board of Education on December 13. The proposed request is to form a School/Park Task Force for the purpose to study the potential of developing School/Park facilities in Cabarrus County. This special task force would be composed of Cabarrus County and Kannapolis School Officials, Parks and Recreation Representatives, and Cabarrus County officials. The attached sheet explains the compostion of the proposed task force. In a study meeting on Wednesday, October 27, Wake County's David Carter explained the School/Park Program and how it works. Wake County developed its first school/park in 1981 at Apex Elementary School. To date, Wake County has eleven existing Wake County School/Parks. Mr. Carter mentioned many benefits of a School/park: School campuses require infrastructure items such as water, sewer, electrical service, roads, parking lots and open space areas. Public Parks require these same amenities, so it makes sense to combine these uses on the same land. The school campus benefits by heavy amenities that are above and beyond the requirements and budget of the school curriculum. The community benefits by having a park nearby, at less cost then if it were developed elsewhere. Wake County officials stated that the School/park Program has proven to be very successful.