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Assessment of Need 38CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON PARK AND TRAIL SYSTEM MASTER PLAN - DRAFT <br />Gyms, Basketball Courts & Fitness <br />Existing Amenities & Issues <br /> »Community Center: Indoor gym space with <br />basketball, fitness cardio space <br /> »Freedom: Full outdoor basketball court <br /> »Meadow Wood: Half outdoor basketball <br />court <br /> »Silver Oaks: Half outdoor basketball court, <br />undersized <br /> »Totem: Full (small size) outdoor basketball <br />court <br /> »Vermont: Half outdoor basketball court, <br />undersized <br />Courts and indoor gyms within New <br />Brighton, managed by school district <br /> »Three (3) outdoor recreational courts on <br />school properties/playgrounds. <br /> »Highview school: existing agreement in <br />place for gymnasium use by city programs <br /> »Edgewood school: new gymnasium <br />constructed (outside city limit, but nearby) <br /> »Bel Air school: did some rehab work on gym <br /> »Irondale High School: new fitness center <br /> »Schools have abundant outdoor hard courts <br />Programming <br />The indoor gym at the community center is <br />programmed for open gym, drop-in pickleball <br />and programmed fitness classes. <br />Needs & Desires <br /> »Desire for full outdoor basketball courts to <br />play games on <br /> »Desire for open gym time at Community <br />Center and equipment loan/rental program. <br /> »It should be noted that basketball was <br />ranked as one of the most popular park <br />activities, especially with youth. <br />Recommendations <br /> »Community Center: Potential future <br />gym expansion <br /> »Driftwood: (1) proposed half or full <br />basketball court <br /> »Freedom: Remove or minimize <br />outdoor hard court spaces and utilize <br />Pike Lake Education Center courts <br /> »Meadow Wood: Reconstruct half <br />basketball court <br /> »Silver Oaks: Remove half basketball <br />court <br /> »Totem Pole: (1) reconstructed full <br />(small) basketball court with bank shot <br /> »Vermont: (1) proposed full basketball <br />court (remove existing half court) <br /> »Pike Lake Kindergarten Center: Work <br />with school district to improve or <br />reconstruct outdoor hard courts