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VII. RECOMMENDED DEVELOPMENT, PRIORITIES AND COST ESTIMATES <br /> <br />A. INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Planning for recreation should be viewed as devising a <br />system for delivering program services. Areas and facilities <br />exist only to create places where recreation activities can be <br />enjoyed. Because of the diversity of recreation interests, <br />it is not possible to fully an'ticipane which specific programs <br />or facilities the public will find most intriguing in the <br />future. In the very recent past, the public has demanded <br />additional facilities for tennis, jogging and other fitness <br />activities, soccer and a wide variety of passive outdoor <br />recreation activities. Therefore, the planning approach must <br />provide both indoor and outdoor spaces where a wide variety <br />of recreations (some of which have not been perceived as needs <br />can take place, both now and in the future. <br /> <br />The sound County-wide recreation system serves people at the <br />neighborhood or community level, at the district level and at <br />the county-wide level; providing a wide variety of active and <br />passive recreation opportunities for both indoors and outdoors <br />Cabarrus County's various agencies are meeting portions of <br />this need. It is the proper role of the County Recreation <br />Department to supplement and augment existing program opport- <br />unities and to concentrate on areas where needs have not <br />been met <br /> <br />In terms of active recreation places, facilities ~re generally <br />well-located using the criteria developed in Chapter V, and <br />the emphasis should be on upgrading existing facilities, <br />especially on school properties. In addition, there is a <br />demonstrated need for a minimum of two large district serving <br />or County-wid~ parks in the central and northern portions of <br />the County. <br /> <br />In terms of passive recreation, the entire County is deficient <br />in places where this type of activity can occur. <br /> <br />If all existing land areas listed in Chapter VI are fully <br />utilized as recommended for active or passive recreation, land <br />areas are adequate to meet both immediate and intermediate <br />needs. The emphasis then~should be placed on making these <br />public lands available for recreation and developing adequate <br />facilities. <br /> <br /> VII-1 <br /> <br /> <br />