The Peachtree

City Recreation Commission will tackle the agency's master plan at its

regular meeting Monday night at 6:30 p.m.

The master

plan is a compilation of the various ways the department wants to expand

services in the near future and improve current services. The plan will

be continuously updated, said Randy Gaddo, the city's director of leisure

services.

Since 1996,

the department has tracked the number of participants in various sports,

and those numbers will help guide what priority is given to certain projects,

Gaddo said. The Recreation Commission will be working more on the plan

in the coming months to prepare their recommendations for the retreat

with the City Council in March.

The plan calls

for the addition of more soccer, baseball and softball fields at various

recreation areas, more parking at recreation facilities and a permanent

enclosure around the Kedron Aquatic Facility. Also, the plan recommends

more playgrounds and "tot lots" for recreation facilities and

parks.

In addition,

the plan calls for a 1,500-square-foot expansion of the Gathering Place

and the conversion of Riley Field into a football and track complex.

The plan also

has provisions for improving maintenance and security for current and

future recreation facilities.