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2.3.4 Neighborhood Parks <br />This level -of- service analysis suggests that the City has an adequate number of <br />Neighborhood Parks and Mini Parks to serve today's population, but that <br />additional parks will be needed as the City continues to grow. In Durango, land for <br />Neighborhood parks is usually required of the developers of large new <br />subdivisions. Excluded are small developments that comprise a significant portion <br />of total new residential development. Thus, the City's dedication requirements will <br />not fully meet future Neighborhood Park needs. Furthermore, after the land has <br />been dedicated, the City still has the financial burden to develop these parks, which <br />means that new Neighborhood Parks often lag behind the residential development <br />they are intended to serve. <br />The City should periodically review the adequacy of the park dedication <br />requirements to assure that they actually bring about built, quality parks timed <br />concurrently with the need. <br />2.4 RECREATION FACILITIES — NEEDS IDENTIFIED THROUGH <br />USE OF RECREATION PROGRAMS <br />Another measure of facility needs is obtained from an assessment of the operation <br />of recreation programs: whether there are waiting lists, a shortage of facilities, <br />unavailability of facilities for practices, etc. These insights are often gained from <br />the staff that manages the programs and that is familiar with their day -to -day <br />operations. <br />The following sections summarize key existing conditions with regard to specific <br />recreation facilities. Recreation facilities are made available to the public by <br />several entities: <br />1. The City— numerous recreation facilities located in various parks and at the <br />Mason Center <br />2. The School District — baseball, soccer and playgrounds. <br />3. Ft. Lewis College — softball fields and a soccer field. <br />4. La Plata County — baseball fields at the County Fairgrounds. <br />Some of the non -City facilities are made available to City recreation programs <br />AWi , r <br />uran <br />go X r , wVl +` <br />Figure 2: Folsom Neighborhood Park <br />