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COMMUNITYFACILITIES ELEMENTCommunity Facilities involves planning for the number and location of public facilities, includingparks, schools, libraries, fire, Metro police, cultural and other public buildings and facilities,which are required to serve the residents of West Las Vegas. It also examines quasi-publicfacilities such as churches, cultural and/or community centers, to help plan the desired numbersand locations to most efficiently serve the local community.Note: Public Infrastructure - which involves the provision of facilities for water distribution,sewer collection, flood control, and solid waste pick-up systems and facilities - is closelyrelated to community facilities. However, all of these facilities in West Las Vegas are of aregional scale, which is beyond the scope of this neighborhood scale plan.EXISTING CONDITIONSMap CF-A, Existing Community Facilities, depicts the location of community facilities in theWest Las Vegas Plan area, which are outlined below:Schools:• Public: Five Sixth Grade Centers (Booker 1 , Carson 1 , Kelly 1 , Madison 1 , and Hoggard 2 )• Private: Faith Lutheran SchoolParks:Neighborhood Parks Acres FacilitiesEthel Pearson 3 4.0 Barbecue, Play Area, TennisJames Gay III 1.5 Basketball, Play Area, TennisDoolittle 19.0 Barbeque, Ball Diamonds, Basketball,Play Area, Fitness Court, Football/Soccer,Jogging Track, Restrooms, SwimmingTot LotFitzgerald 4 0.38 Barbeque, Play AreaMajor Urban ParkLorenzi 5 62.0 Fitness Center, Barbeque, Ball Diamonds,Basketball, Play Area, Football/Soccer,Picnic Area, Horseshoes, Restrooms,Shuffleboard, Tennis, VolleyballChildren playing in day care center1, 2, 3, 4, 5see endnotes page 9Community Facilities 59