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. . - ? ? ? • ' .».. ? ? Lavatory Facilities at Barton .• Page 2. and Bradley Roads Recreation Area - I recreation programs at this site have proven themse7ves to be a vehicle to reduce the isolation of income groups. The construction of this facility will also allow the elimination of behavior and situations which are detrimental to the hea7th, safety, and public welfare of site participants and of local residents. It certainly will provide for the enforcement of proper health practices at this site. Its existence will not only al3ow for a more healthy and safe contro] of the bodily functions of participants, but it will also motivate and enforce the better practice of litter control and clean-up. 7his should allow us to e7iminate the deteriorating status and pollution of the_water filled ditch which runs through this property. This will lead to?a- consciousness to not allow this area to become blighted and deteri'orated. This facility and service would enhance the increase and expansion . of recreation programming for this specific area. This will allow a more - concentrated use of this area and thus a more rational use of this-. community resource. It will allow for the expansion of playground_recreation and recreation services for the elderly and handicapped to this park. Without lavatory facilities, these new recreation programs could not be contemplated nor accomplished. The increase in-recreation activity and the expansion of its comprehensiveness.wi71 increase the vitality of this neighborhood and benefit the total community. ' We feel there is a relative urgency with this project due to the - level of use this area already-receives (and the related amount of _ unhealthy, unsafe, and environmental blighting._behavior) and because of the p7 ans- we woul d_ l i ke to proceed;;wi th addi"tiona7 recreati on programmi ng. .