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The school principal advised us that soccer play with cleated <br /> shoes would quickly destroy the turf. To bring the Cal Young <br /> fields up to the Ascot standard the following improvements would <br /> be necessary: <br /> Construct 2nd ball diamond, backstop, benches, etc. $22,000 <br /> Modify existing irrigation system to fit new layout 12,000 <br /> Construct restrooms (without concessions) 65,000 <br /> Pave parking, landscape to code along street 27,000 <br /> Add 3" loam to playing surfaces 17,000 <br /> Raise 80 sprinkler heads to new grade 1,000 <br /> Seed /fertilize 12,000 <br /> Upgrade playground paving to withstand parking 10,000 <br /> Subtotal without drainage $166,000 <br /> Contingency and engineering @ 20% 33,200 <br /> Grand total (say) $200,000 <br /> CRESCENT PARK <br /> Crescent Park is an undeveloped 11 acre parcel east of a 32 acre <br /> 4 -J school site near Coburg Road, northeast of Kinney Loop and <br /> South of Hillview. Except for older residential development on <br /> the rural streets mentioned, the area is several years away from <br /> having modern subdivisions reach the park. Sacred Heart Hospital <br /> has expansion plans south of the school site and east of Kinney <br /> Loop. The city acquired its 11 acres partly for neighborhood <br /> park purposes (3 - 5 acres) and the balance to be developed as <br /> athletic fields in conjunction with School District 4 -J. 4 -J is <br /> reviewing whether their site is still the best site for a school, <br /> and consequently whether to sell or trade it. If traded, the <br /> city would explore a trade to retain the capacity to jointly <br /> develop athletic facilities with the school. <br /> The advantage of this site is the potential for an optimum field <br /> layout and soils with fair -to -good drainage characteristics. <br /> The disadvantages for both school and sports complex of this site <br /> in general are that it is located off of residential streets, and <br /> the street patterns developing will restrict access from all <br /> sides but the south. That is an inconvenience to people who may <br /> wish the access the park from directions than the south, and it <br /> concentrates such traffic on one or two streets. <br /> Until 4 -J decides the location of the future school in this area <br /> this site is not felt to be a viable alternative at this time. <br /> Therefore no cost estimates have been developed. <br /> 3 <br />