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3 3 -5 years San Marcos River Property Begin acquisition of available land and easements to provide a "string" of smaller, neighborhood -sized parks. Land to be acquired should be between 2 and 10 acres. McCarty Lane Property Need 30+ acres in southwest portion of ETJ to accommodate sports fields. 5 -10 years Near -west Downtown Acquire +/- 10 acres near downtown to provide additional gathering space, playgrounds, etc. Blanco River Property Begin acquisition of available land and easements to provide a "string" of smaller, neighborhood -sized parks. Land to be acquired should be between 2 and 10 acres. Southeast ETJ (Redwood) Need 20+ acres to accommodate a variety of amenities (trail, playgrounds, practice fields, etc.) and to increase the amount of community park land. Park Development As the City has expanded over the years, the ability to develop acquired land has fallen short. The City is not currently capturing potential development money through any of the lands development mechanisms. Therefore, San Marcos tends to receive land with no way to improve that land. Chapter 7 will provide recommendations for development fees. Nearly every facility category is at a current deficit according to the level -of- service data, and the gap will continue to widen should things remain as they are today. However, through the multiple capital projects currently being planned and the possibility of development fees, there is a real possibility to close the gap between what the public expects and what the City can provide. The following timeline represents the priority projects /amenities as identified through the public process and input: 0 -5 years Community Park @ RR 12 1Craddock Road Amenities to include trails, playgrounds, pavilions, picnic tables, grills, spray park, practice sports fields for soccer and baseball /softball 95