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Town of Lexington Community Preservation Plan Recreation BACKGROUND The Recreation Committee's goal is to provide a wide range of quality programs and facilities for the broad spectrum of Lexington residents. The Recreation and Community Programs Department, supported by the Town Manager-appointed 5-member Recreation Committee, administers and promotes recreation and wellness programs in the Town and manages the Lexington Community Center, neighborhood parks and playgrounds, athletic fields and other recreational facilities —including tennis and basketball courts, Center Recreation Complex,Pine Meadows Golf Club, and the public swimming facilities at the Irving H. Mabee Town Pool Complex and Old Reservoir. CURRENT RESOURCES • The Recreation and Community Programs Department manages approximately 439 acres of parks and recreation land. A most important recreational resource for Lexington is the Pine Meadows Golf Club, which is one of the main revenue sources for funding capital improvements through the Recreation Enterprise Fund. Regular course improvements and upgrades to the facility have made Pine Meadows a popular destination for local golfers, thus helping to ensure the financial strength of the Enterprise Fund and its role in supporting Department programs. Other important recreational resources include: the Irving H. Mabee Town Pool Complex, Old Reservoir, tennis courts, Center Recreation Complex, bikeways, walking trails, the skate park, outdoor basketball courts, multi-use athletic fields, the Community Center campus, and neighborhood parks and playgrounds. NEEDS AND GOALS The need for rehabilitation of recreation facilities, especially athletic playing fields, has increased as activities have grown to include younger participants and senior adults, gender equality and special needs issues, longer and multiple seasons, and a greater number and variety of new sports and activities. General recreation goals include: • Preserve, rehabilitate, restore or add new recreational uses of and access to Lexington's natural and recreational resources; • Preserve, rehabilitate, restore and/or protect existing recreational facilities such as: the Irving H. Mabee Town Pool Complex, Old Reservoir, Pine Meadows Golf Club, 20