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i0. A picnic area with degree of development depending on neigh- <br />borhood needs and space available. <br />These facilities should have a high priority and be installed as soon as <br />possible. At least one park in each neighborhood will contain these <br />facilities. Two neighborhoods, the North Josephine Area and the Village <br />Hall Area, contain two relatively widely separated parks, each of which <br />will contain these type of facilities. Onl one in each area, however, <br />will. have a warming house associated with the general skating area. <br />2. Baseball and softball fields are to be of four types, as follows: <br />a. Regulation Baseball Fields - With five baseball fields available in <br />the community (Mounds View High School , Johanna Middle School (2) <br />Northwestern and Bethel Colleges) we are not recommending new base- <br />ball facilities within the next ten years. <br />b. Adult Softball Fields - Six fields suitable for adult softball are <br />now in existence (Mounds View High School (2), and Perry Park <br />4). At present, Arden Hills' based teams area using approximately <br />41 game/practice time slots per four-day week. With two time slots <br />available per day, this indicates a capacity use of over five fields <br />at present. We are recommending a field of this size at Cummings <br />Park to accommodate the anticipated increase in industrial teams, <br />contingent upon determination of Council policy toward provision of <br />facilities for industrial teams. Location for this site was chosen <br />to make uae of existing parking at Control Data (negotiation has <br />not been undertaken for its use as yet) . Although serving future <br />Mutual Services teams might be desirable, nearby Hunter's Park is <br />not suitable for a reculotion-sized field, and could accommodate an <br />informal neighborhood field only. <br />c. School Softball Fields - Four fields suitable for youth league <br />softball cares now exist in Arden Hills or immediately outside its <br />boundaries , (Middle School (2), Valentine Rills School (2) . The <br />condition of these fields limit their use primarily to youth games <br />and practices. <br />d. Neighborhood Park Fields - Currently neighborhood park fields exist <br />at Arden Manor Park, Floral Park, Valentine Park, Freeway Triangle <br />and Ingerson Park. In order to fulfill the stated goal of en area <br />suitable for at least informal games in each neiohbornood, we <br />recommend areas of this type be graded at Hun-:ers, Cummings, <br />Hazelnut tr,d North Snelling Park within the next few years. <br />3. Football-Soccer (Multipurpose Fields) <br />Currently, multipurpose fields suitable for footbalI , soccer or other <br />games exist at Floral and Ferry Parks. Three other fields (Mounds View <br />High School (2) and Johanna Middle School ) within the city are available <br />at times. We are recommending that the softball fields at Cummings <br />and Hazelnut Perks be situated and graded in such a way that they could <br />be used for football or soccer. Other than that, no new fields are <br />recommended within the next ten years.