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cr,~ 6 Community Facilities ~~ SCORP Consistency Needs Assessment The 1r179 State Comprehensive Recreation Plan (SCORP) contains results of relatively sophisticated survey of people's recreational desires for winter and summer activities.. Thee summarized results of the survey as shown here indicate a. strong demand for bicycling, swimming, camping, tennis, hiking, cross country skiing, fishing, snowmobiling and ice skating. Percent of Metro Population Desiring More Opportunities for Recreational Activities _Activity Bicycling Camping Tennis Cross Country Skiing Fishing Swimming Hiking Snowmobiling Picnicking Percent of Population Re~uestin~Activty Boating lee Skating Figure 12 1979 21.9 16.0 14.4 11.9 11:4 i 0.3 8.2 6.3 5.3 5.3 2.8 Of these, swimming, tennis and ice skating are activities commonly associated with municipal park systems.; New Brighton meets or exceeds the standards far tennis and ice skating and with the anticipated development. of Long Lake Park, residents will soon have adequate swimming, picnic and trail facilities. The inclusion of trails, picnicking and swim- ming facilities in Long Lake Park are likely regardless of what governmental unit develops and operates the park. In summary, the City's park system, as developed with projected improvements, is consistent with recommendations of the 1979 SCORP Plan. The application of nationally accepted standards. for park and recreation facilities to New Brighton's open space system will give a basis for decisions to be rnade regarding future acquisition and development. It should be noted that these standards are more guidelines than standards. Changes in the demographics of a community and socia-economic changes such as energy shortages and changing patterns of leisure-tune activities further erode the credibility of these standards.