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Cabarrus County, and all its municipalities, in the development of parks and recreation facilities. As the Town continues to determine how to best address the needs of those in the community, this document will provide population and population projection data to assist the Town, the Mount Pleasant Recreation Commission and the Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Department in making decisions and allocating funds. The Blueprint also provided an inventory of all recreation facilities in Mount Pleasant and the surrounding unincorporated communities. Table 7 provides an inventory of current recreational facilities and includes how the parks were categorized in the Blueprint. A special purpose park is one that serves a single purpose. A neighborhood park is one that serves a primarily urban area and that provides multiple services. A quasi-public park is one that may be used by the public, but with restrictions such as that it must be reserved in advance for use and that is not owned by a government entity. Table 7 - Existing Park Inventory PARK NAME McAllister Park TYPE OF PARK Special Purpose Park Neighborhood Parks Quasi-Public Park Mount Pleasant School Parks* Cabarrus County Boys and Girls Club The Plan has many recommendations on how to serve the current and future needs of the area should be referred to for an accurate explanation of those recommendations and the recreational features included. Since this plan has been completed several projects have become realities in the area. The Mount Pleasant Recreation Commission raised money to expand MeAllister Park to include a playground, changing it from a Special Purpose Park to a Neighborhood Park, and completed a new town mini-park across from the Mount Pleasant Fire House that also includes playground equipment. Also the old Boy Scout building on the Town property is being renovated to be used as for multiple Town uses. Additionally, the Unified Development Ordinance, as well as the Cabarms County Zoning Ordinance, both requires recreational facilities in new developments if the projects are of a specific size. As such, this will ensure that these residences will supplied with some form of recreational asset close to their home. These assets may be in the form of greenways, picnic shelters, playgrounds, or number of recreation facilities. Recommendations: · Preserve future greenway corridors and parklands by requesting voluntary dedication to the public during the development review process, specifically at the time of final platting.