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b) The shelter nearest the pla)' equipment will serve this area of the park. Tiffs shelter may have ~m-ills positioned near it. A "talk. tube" wimin thc shelter could allow shelter seekers to still interact wi;.h playground participants. c),d) Both shelters overlook the pond and will be optimum picnic areas complete with grills and are accessible to various use destinations, Paved paths will ultimamly connect all shelters to parking areas and possibly to resrrooms. Soft ball Field(s) The softball fields will need to accommodate organized play as well as "!sick up" games and, therefore, should have ag iime infields. Base pa'ms will be 60 feet with a 2,'75 feet field of pla.','. Because the Sunfish Lake Recreation Ama fields are not configured in the traditional /-4-plex or cloverleaf design, they are safer for spectators and players on other fields. (Foul balls are a recognized h~ard for spe~.mtors, and wild ff..rows can strike ben:hod players of side by side fmlds. By not using a cloverleaf layout, backstops and safety panels san be minimized, thereby saving cost.) Soccer/Football Field and Hoeke,~' Rink area This field will be regulation size. Its location near the Envh'onmentaJ Education ("BE) facility r>rovides a more cohesive ad.joining use; a green expanse versus ag lime, bleachers, fence and backstor>. Organized footb'Ai and so:ocr are commonly played during ',.he shorter dayiight days of the se~on. Lo::ting this use near the EE faciiiD' allows for shared light standards. The size of the field would provide for hockey and r~leasure skating, which nearly reouire supplemental lighting. Either the primary shelter or the ~E building could be used for a warming house. Cities which use portable ho:key nnks seem to advocate their use. Area The active pla>' area w/il need to be a minimum of Emerald Pond Park's size. The lo:orion has goo~ sight lines, is io:ated well away from vehic, utar u-afl'lc and will not negatively impaz, t the .BE fa:iiiry's purposes. The sim.~le stoker wili provide weather prote:rion and picnic space for fmm51ies and for ch;Jdren's guardians. A pa)' phone shouid be sit~ a.: the access road. nearest the :1ay equipment. A large m,~iriptace swing should be io:ated a d;.stance away from rte play ec~,,A~m~nt for adoiescents and adults. Tennis Court(s) Shown on the proposed Sum'5.sh Lake Rede:lion Area 'alan is a fence.d~ four cotu"t hvout. Ir is projected ~at resia~nt demand fo:' tennis sou~-w.s will &m.,~dc~y increase, pm'fi:utarly hn the area.. Tn.is cour~ied v, ftln the cost to main:mn tennis com'-rs versus other ati~etic aativifies suggest that additional-court space may be warranted evenmalty. Tennis play is often viewed less obmasively by neighboring residents as compar~ to field sports, thus, this is another positive assect of fine tennis com"rs siting.