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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I were a retired person interested in community centers, I would be really jazzed about having access to one or two really good ones rather than several depressing ones. That plus the aquatic centers and tracks at the high schools would be good, solid options.

I agree that one of the community centers would be a reasonable sacrifice for a much needed school, especially if resources could be beefed up at the other community centers.[/quote]

The county says they would prefer larger, multi-purpose centers - but there are obvious limitation with budget and available land.

https://arlingtonva.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cbo/2005/dec/1210/40att1.pdf

Nature Centers
While the County has a good overall coverage of the community for indoor recreation
centers, many of these are smaller “neighborhood” type centers. In the recreation industry,
research shows that creating larger (60,000 sf or more) multi-purpose centers actually
increases usage and cost recovery, ability to program for multiple generations, and user
retention. The current average size of 25,000 sf or lower in Arlington County is considered
very small for optimal use. The County’s two nature centers are located in former single
family residences that have been converted for public use. The County should:
• Invest in a detailed inventory of its indoor recreation and nature centers and
usage/feasibility analysis to determine what the right mix and size of spaces should be
and determine solutions, including increasing the size, combining offerings and
programs, and/or closing or re-purposing of some centers, using the clustering 
philosophy as described above. As part of this effort, the County should assess the
need for historic interpretation and environmental education.
• Include an analysis of “alternative providers” to help determine whether any of the
needs are currently being met or could be met by private, public or non-profit
facilities or joint use facilities.

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