PARKS & RECREATION
	PERSONAL SERVICES					$     287,663
	OPERATING EXPENSES					$       91,805
	CAPITAL PURCHASES					$     241,000
PARKS & RECREATION OVERVIEW
The Parks and Recreation Department, under the direction of the Recreation Director, organizes and operates all the recreation facilities with the City.
There are three active facilities:
The Recreation Center consists of five tennis courts, four 4-wall racquetball courts and twelve shuffleboard courts, all lighted.  The facility is open 364 days a year, weather permitting.  In addition to open play on the courts, tournaments and organized leagues are available to the participants.  The Recreation Center building houses the administrative offices as well as a meeting and assembly room where a wide variety of children and adult special interest classes are held.  This department provides support services to local athletic groups, community service organizations and the Recreation Advisory Board.
Canaveral City Park has two lighted ball fields, a children's playground with a 20'x20' pavilion, a lighted basketball court and a basketball half court.  Also on site is a Youth Center which is open after school and in the daytime during school vacations, to give the youth in the community an opportunity to participate in supervised activities.  The center is equipped with ping-pong, air hockey, foosball and pool tables as well as board games, chess, checkers, cards, etc.  The Center is open  every day but Sunday and holidays.
Patriots Park, on Long Point Road, includes a playground for children.
Three small Passive parks are located within the City.  Bennix Park, on Washington Avenue, Veteran's Memorial Park, at Polk and Orange Avenues, and Xeriscape Park, on Taylor Avenue.
Two new parks have recently been added to the  inventory, both of which are located in the Northwest portion of the City on the Banana River. Manatee Sanctuary Park is passive in nature and includes a 380 linear foot boardwalk, with three covered pavilions, an educational kiosk,  2,420 linear foot walking/jogging trail,  restrooms and a 1,620 sq. ft. covered picnic pavilion with kitchen.  Banana River Park, upon completion, will include a soccer field, parking, an onshore fishing platform, children's play equipment and picnic tables.
Community events are organized throughout the year, which include a Community Celebration, a Halloween Event, Christmas Tree Lighting Program, Easter Egg Hunt, Educational Programs including animals and reptiles, and a Seniors Health Fair.
The Parks & Recreation Department is well aware that the citizens of Cape Canaveral value their leisure time and will continue working to bring the highest quality recreation to the community.