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26 | EXISTING CONDITIONS + NEEDS <br />RECREATION FACILITY SERVICE <br />STANDARDS <br />The recreation facility service standards in the <br />following pages identify a minimum level of service <br />needed for convenient access to recreation facilities <br />in Lake Elmo. The following standards also list the <br />minimum number of facilities recommended in the <br />community (per population), the recommended <br />service area of each of the facilities, the target <br />range/recommended quantity of each facility <br />type, the current facility numbers in Lake Elmo, <br />the excess or deficit of each facility based on <br />the target range, and any notes that provide <br />additional information. In general, Lake Elmo lacks <br />indoor recreation facilities (e.g., aquatic centers, <br />community centers, indoor ice rinks, senior centers, <br />FACILITY MIN. NUMBER <br />PER POPULATION <br />SERVICE <br />AREA <br />TARGET <br />RANGE <br />CURRENT <br />NUMBER <br />EXCESS/ <br />DEFICIT <br />NOTES <br />INDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES <br />Aquatics <br />Centers <br />1 per 10,000 to <br />12,000 Entire city 1 aquatic <br />center 0 -1 <br />• Stillwater Courage <br />Center, nearby <br />YMCAs, Foss Swim <br />School <br />Community <br />Centers 1 per 10,000 Entire city 1 community <br />center 0 -1 <br />• City Hall provides <br />some room rental <br />space <br />Indoor Ice <br />Rinks 1 per 8,000 Entire city 1 indoor ice <br />rink 0 -1 <br />• St. Croix Valley Rec <br />Center, Lily Lake <br />in Stillwater, St. <br />Mary’s Point <br />Nature <br />Centers 1 per 10,000 Entire city 1 nature <br />center 1 0 <br />• Sally Manzara <br />Interpretive Nature <br />Center in Sunfish <br />Lake Park <br />Senior <br />Centers 1 per 14,000 Entire city 1 senior <br />center 0 -1 <br />• Courage Center in <br />Stillwater offers <br />many senior <br />programs <br />SERVICE AREA + <br />FACILITY GUIDELINES <br />etc.), although a number of indoor recreation <br />facilities are located in nearby communities, like <br />Stillwater and Oak Park Heights. On the other hand, <br />there are a number of outdoor recreation facilities <br />in Lake Elmo for folks to utilize. The community <br />does lack specialiazed facilities such as a splash <br />pad, outdoor swimming pool, and skate park. <br />A NOTE ABOUT SCHOOL FACILITIES <br />Throughout this plan, school facilities such as <br />playgrounds, ballfields, soccer fields, etc., have <br />been excluded from service and distribution / gap <br />analysis (with the exception of tennis courts at Oak- <br />Land Middle School, as the city has a joint powers <br />agreement with Stillwater Area Public Schools for <br />shared use and maintenance). This is not to say <br />residents don’t use school facilities, but as the city <br />does not own them they have not been included as <br />assets in the plan. <br />TABLE 3.4 | RECREATION FACILITY SERVICE STANDARDS