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The standards and criteria used in this study for the place- ment and numbers of various recreations facilities will have been thoroughly tested by 1990, and if necessary, can be revised to m~et needs which will be current at that time. The 1990 census will provide invaluable information as to where additional facilities and programs are most needed. Based on present projections, land, both in gross acreage and in location, should be adequate to.meet needs for both active and passzve recreation to the year 2000. Because of the large number of variables, it is not practical to estimate costs of meeting long-range needs. E. SUMb~RY The total cost of the ten year program outlined above is $3,127,650, exclusive of land cost. Except for the 12 acres at Harrisburg and the 90 acres at Mt. Pleasant, it may be possible to control the other land areas at no direct cost to the County. It should be noted that the $50,000 annually recommended for the matching fund program will help offset the cost of developing community facilities, and it is possible that this total amount will not be required to accomplish that objective. The ten year total of $500,000 for this program is not included in the total cost figure, since contributions from this source will reduce the total correspondingly. Almost all of the $3,127,650 total is eligible for federal ~.~atching funds. Other funding sources may also help reduce the ~'Coqnty's outlay. These are potential sources of assistance: -federal L&WCF program -federal Soil Conservation Service -~rogram community contributions to matching grant program -the three school systems -contributions from individuals, foundations, businesses and industries -in-kind services Based on an average (1985) population of 86~000, the total of $3,127,650 amounts to approximately $3.65 per capita annually for ten years.