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Capital Improvements to County Parks The Committee made the following recommendations prioritized in the following order: 1. Complete restrooms at Dale Wimbrow Park $ 6,000 2. Provide power to Tennis Ct. area and Lighting at Tennis Court at Gifford Park 17,000 3. Ball field improvements, West Wabasso Park 5,000 4. Restroom improvements, Blue Cypress Lake Park 10,000 5. Press box/concession building, Gifford Park 10,000 6. Fill for Joe Earman Park 5,000 7. Parking lot paving, Wabasso Beach Park 6,000 TOTAL $59,000 CONSTRUCTION OF DOCK NORTH OF FELLSMERE ON FARM 13 Committee agreed with the doncept of using Boating Improvement Funds to construct a dock on Farm 13, the property that -is being flooded for water containment by St. Johns River Water Mgt. Dist. After a brief discussion regarding the policy of having concessions within the County parks, Commissioner Bird suggested that the Board approve the Orchid Isle Sports request today, and wait until further study is done before setting policy on allowing concessions in other County parks. ON MOTION by Commissioner Bird, SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman, the Board, by a vote of 4-1 (Commissioner Wheeler dissenting), approved a one-year, exclusive lease with Orchid Isle Sports for a concession at Wabasso Beach Park, and agreed to wait until the policy study is complete before considering any other requests for concessions. (Agreement on file in office of Clerk to to the Board) Chairman Scurlock wanted to see the Parks & Recreation Committee consider the possibility of building a jogging trail at the old landfill site on Old Dixie Highway at 1st Street S.W. and cut the weeds down in there before some biker gets killed. Commissioner Bowman wished to replace #1 in the priori- tization. fist, Dale Wimbrow Park, with Blue Cypress Lake Park, 'but Commissioner Bird stated that we have enough money in the account to do both. DEC 15 1987 41 BOOK 70 uu 376