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51 Drain the is needed on the southern ballfields of Central Park, fields C1 and C4—which includes the softball field—to prevent the loss of access to the playing fields after rain of any significance occurs during the spring and summer months. Central Park lies on a bed of clay, meaning stormwater does not easily permeate the soil and re-enter the groundwater supply. As a result, it regularly pools in the park, turning the topsoil into a spongy mess—which not only makes the fields unsafe to play on in that condition, it prevents turf from rooting correctly (which therefore means grass in those areas will wear faster even when not flooded). But flooded fields cause cancellation of games and practices, which often must be rescheduled for later on in the season. In many communities, unplayable fields means simply a shifting games or practices to an alternate location a week or so later. Unfortunately, since Central Park holds the only regulation -sized baseball and softball fields in the park, and both are already at capacity, cancellation of games and practices means rescheduling is a nightmare, since the fields are often booked from April through October, finding a convenient time to fit in a snake -up must compete with previously scheduled bookings—which already fill nearly all reasonable time slots available. This causes discord and frustration for coaches and parents, who then must look to surrounding communities to reschedule their "home' games. A drain the system will increase access to the fields and reduce congestion of the playing fields in August, September, and October—a time when the fields receive the highest demand, as Football, Baseball, Softball, Soccer, and Cross Country are all using the playing fields in the park at the same time! The addition of a drain tile system in low-lying, water -prone areas of the playing fields will assist in returning the fields to playable shape far faster than the current system. A quick turnaround will significantly reduce cancellations due to flooded or unplayable fields, This benefits baseball, football, soccer and softball, as the multi-purpose fields are ones that are most affected by the drainage—and the ones that see the most congestion because of make-up games. Fhe estimated cost for a drain tile system contemplated by this project is $60,000 PART THREE: THE WILSHIRE PARK SOCCER RENOVATIONS. Wilshire Park is the sole elementary school serving ISD #282 and the St. Anthony community. Its resources are geared toward elementary -aged children, and contain recreational facilities appropriate for those age levels, including a playground and youth sized soccer and tee-ball/softball fields. In its own playground renovation 15 years ago, Wilshire Park added safety appropriate playground and swing equipment, which had replaced 30 -year old equipment that was no longer permitted by code. This 35