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The first two priorities expose one of the limitations of this survey, which is the disregard for the cost of the initiative. Clearly, the exploration of a Community Center and/or Splashpad will also include a major examination of the relative cost of those improvements and will likely require several years of budgetary preparation. However, there are other items on this list which can be accomplished within a very reasonable budget, not requiring as much advanced planning. A quick review of two those follows: LOW-COST COMMUNITY PRIORITIES Pickle Ball Courts Pickle Ball has become one of the countryÓs fastest growing sports. It is a mix of tennis and table tennis. The draw of this game is wide reaching in that both young and old can play. Many cities have found that they cannot build courts fast enough. Centerville has already added Pickle Ball striping to our lone tennis court, located in Eagle Park. Adding courts can be expensive due to the cost of land, excavation, concrete or bituminous paving, fencing and associated parking. One opportunity that we have for a more cost effective means of adding these courts would be to utilize the existing concrete slab used for the hockey rink, in LaMotte Park. A the layout of 4 courts could be accommodated within the rink while continuing to allow the existing full-court basketball area to be undisturbed. See attached layout for more information. Option 1 Î Existing Concrete Surface Utilizing the existing concrete surface could be done very inexpensively (see costs below). Costs Î Option 1 Item Unit Price Qty Total Striping $500 4 $2,000 Nets $1,000 4 $4,000 Total $6,000 Option 2 Î Sport Court Coating More commonly, pickleball courts are built with a sport-court coating (over asphalt or concrete), much like you see on a tennis court. This acrylic surfacing is much smoother and is more conducive to the movements required for game play. It may also be a bit safer in terms of cuts and scrapes during a fall. However, staffÓs conversations with contractors who install this type of product revealed concerns over the coating being submerged and frozen, as the case would be here. The price of the coating has not been fully vetted, but some rough estimates are below.