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eee een.. JoLeeta Vest ;deiehtorhood Meeting <br />e f : Mercy 11, 1976 <br />r'erna FZe:mennar1 School. <br />ecee' Poi) A;-der ;or; Mary Blomquist, Ruth Cadwell, Maureen Cronin, Jerry <br />McCauley end Robert O'Toole. <br />i1:;o i',.eent: Councilmen Charles Crichton and Parka Director John Buckley. <br />An )et le eeig;bc'rhood residents attended this meeting. <br />The me i-;g began with Robert Anderson welcoming the residents to the meeting. <br />e . eedezeon introduced Councilman Crichton and members of the Park and <br />t .cre::e .oe Comp;ties:. <br />Mr: l.,•nJerEon then in):roduced Park Director John Buckley to the group. <br />eelained: <br />Role oC Parks and Recreation Committee. <br />Development of City Comprehensive Park Plan. <br />City Park Dedication Ordinance. <br />111 <br />Development of Park Improvement Plans. <br />Basic Philosophy for Park Acquisition and Development. <br />Re:Jere nc:erson reviewed the Park Development Concept Plans with the n ele.zet7 <br />and then ceened the meeting for questions, discussion and comments <br />Soee cencerns of the residents: <br />Keep major traffic into park from neighborhood street:: - <br />Peeferred New Brighton Road. <br />Park picnic area should be geared foe just small fami:_y u,;r L.,_:-:. <br />Lonsiurr vacating street easements. <br />Stop motorcycle and snowmobile traffic in park area. <br />Real concern for present erosion of slopes by motor t:-aff'.c. <br />r;,-.rF::t:n ce Park. Ie:-:roveaent: <br />HigI priority - slope erosion, plant trees and grass . <br />Strong desire to keep present trees, slope and haealrrt p tee <br />nature? and use only for passive activities. <br />Development of bnJ.l fields should be for low key actinitfeae <br />1)evelomn eet of skating facilities in park - park more CQi11:7:JIT <br />locate in neighborhood then Johanna Jr. High. <br />Inprone the pedestrain and bike traffic on New erfeenen Tic a ' <br />improving road shoulders and reducing speed limit. <br />Du: this_ Park and Recreation meeting following the neiehbereeo <br />e r-._y McCauley moved than since for many years the neishbor:icod t1,ec' <br />en,i moults) know and refer to the park area as "The Hazel Nut Pete1:"; i e . > ,-:' <br />and Recreation Committee recommends to the Council, that the no'. <br />named "Hazel Net Park", motion was seconded by Maureen Cronin.