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Comparison to National and Local Recreation Standards The 1987 National Recreation and Park Association Park and Open Space Standards and Guidelines provide guidelines for minimum numbers of athletic facilities to serve a given population or geographic area. These national guidelines are useful in comparison with White Bear Lake School District facilities. Also, local recreation standards are used to supplement the national standards and are used where no national standards exist. The local metro area standards are based on a 1996 study of seven Twin City area suburbs. The numbers listed below are the minimum recommended number of fields or facilities for the District's projected 2000 population of 55,818 people. The service area standards are divided into the total square mile residential area of the District and the square mile area of developed land within the study area. Both numbers are provided to show an accurate account of existing shortages. The existing shortages are based solely on the areas of the district that are developed currently. Thus, the areas without development and without residents are not taken into account to show existing shortfalls. The forecast additional needs column shows projected shortages on the premise that all land area within the district will develop. The following standards are rough guidelines and do not reflect specific local needs, but they are instructive to obtain a snapshot view of facility supply. As such, the WBL School District study area totals have been compared to the national and local standards. This comparison is presented below. total* Number in parentheses represents the number of uw total .ate..,...., ------- —._ .__ sports. [e.g. There are 42 softball fields in the district, but only 17 of the 42 fields are NOT shared with other sports.] **Number in rntheses indicates the number of dedicated fields needed �� 11 Study Area NRPA Metro NRPA Minimum Per Ezisting Forecast Supply Minimum Average Service Area Shortages Additional Recommended Per Developed Needs Total Developed Total Study Area Per Population Population Area Tota] Area (N dedicated)* Area Area 23s .mi. 38s .mi. Baseball (under 250') 22(l) 22-24 27 46 76 5 6(10)** 24 Baseball (250'+) 12 (10) 11-15 12-13 23 38 6-8 15-16 Softball 42 17) 11-15 27 23 38 0 0 Fast Pitch Softball 12 (2) No standard N/S N/S N/S N!A 1 N/A Football Fields 12 3) 2-3 5-6 NIS N/S 0 0 Full -Size Gym 5 5-6 5-6 No No 2-3 N/A Courts (+4200 s.f.) standard standard Indoor Hockey 2 Not applicable N/S No No 1 1 standard standard Soccer (< 300') 16 (7) -12-14 14 No No (4-5)** N/A standard standard Soccer (300'+) 11 (4) 5-6 7-8 7-8 13 (34)** 6-8 Swimming Pools 0 2-3 No No No 2-3 3-4 standard standard standard Tennis Courts 55 27 35 45-46 76 0 20-22 ._, n_a:«e.. a6ee o dnA:r�tad and tint shared by other total* Number in parentheses represents the number of uw total .ate..,...., ------- —._ .__ sports. [e.g. There are 42 softball fields in the district, but only 17 of the 42 fields are NOT shared with other sports.] **Number in rntheses indicates the number of dedicated fields needed �� 11