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Cabart'u$ Co.nty Master Parks and Recreation Plan EXECUTIVE SL~IMARY Section I Purpose Statement with Goals and Objectives The plan assesses the current and future recreation and park needs over the next five, ten, ~d fifteen yezrs and establishes a ~ide for meeting these needs. The plan will assist in capital programming, identifying the most suitable locations for new facilities and in coordination of facilities and programs with the county municipalities, school systems and voluntary groups. The plan was developed in cooperation among the Cabarrus County Park and Recreation Advisory Commission, the Boards of Education for Cabarrus County and the City of Kannapolis and the county municipalities of Concord, Harrisburg, Karmapolis, and Mount Pleasant. The plan was accomplished through the efforts of county staff and Woolpert Consultants a professional park planning firm who provided technical assistance. The overall goal of the plan is to provide the citizens, elected officials and staff of Cabarrus County a fifteen year long range plan for parks recreation and open space that adequately addresses the short and long term recreational needs for all citizens within the community regardless of age, race, handicap or income. Section 2 Current and Projected Factors Pertinent to Cabarrus County Demographic factors regarding populations, age, sex and income are significant to the determination of demands and needs for recreational services. Demographic information for the plan was provided from the 1990 U.S. Census Bureau. Cabarrus County is among one of the top twenty-five fastest growing counties within North Carolina as shown in the 1990 Census. The population of Cabarrus County in 1990 was 98,935. Using a growth rate of 14%, the projected population of the county for the year 2000, is 115,415. The projected population for the >,ear 2005, based upon an expected 5% growth rate is 121,185. The population distribution within the county indicates concentration of population in the City of Kannapolis (Township Four), Harrisburg Township (Township One), Poplar Tent (Township Two), Central Cabarrus Township (Township Eleven) and the City of Concord 0township Twelve). Sectlon 3 Inventory of Current Recreation Programs and Park Facilities There are currently seventy-six separate recreational facilities/sites within the county. Forty-five of these facilities are owned and operated by the public sector. The main contributors of these hci]ities are the City of Concord and the Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Department, along with the City of Kannapolis and Cabarrus County school districts. Without the support of the school sites, Cabarrus County would have a limited number of local public recreational facilities. Woolpert ES-] Novem3er 1991