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. . ADELE ANDERSON, Park Department: Insofar as how it effec- tively affects the park, I think that's a matter of judgment. Fortunately, I didn't bring my slides, as I did at the last meeting, to show you what my attitudes were as to cul-de-sacs in the park. I felt it affected quite a lot - a whole section of the park - the whole front area, insofar as how it was used and if it could be used at all. I realize that's a matter of judgment. Insofar as getting into the park from Briarknoll, the Park Department was constantly on the developer of Briar- knoll to get that access cleaned up so that we could, in fact, develop that access. Developers move very slowly. Therewas a mound of dirt there, it seemed like years and years, and we kept asking them and they said eventually it would be done. They finally did get it graded down so this year we will be able to put a decent path through there so you can take your bike or go by foot or whatever. It will be a fine access. That's not a problem. The delay was not the fault of the Park Department - that was the developer. I had figured it was more like two acres that it affected the park. But, like I say, that's a matter of judgment. .. MR. GERALD DREYLING, 1377 Eide Circle: I would like to speak again with regard to the park. We try to develop parks in Arden Hills as neighborhood parks. The idea of a neighbor- hood park is to be secluded. There are very few of them that have the real seclusion of Floral Park. It has some drawbacks in that it creates problems for very young children, so there has to be supervision, but it has some positive aspects in that you can take your family there, sit down, and deliberately have a quiet time together, without anybody corning in and in- truding, unless they come and do the same thing and have a good time. There's very little outside influence that bothers you. Bringing the road in, you completely eliminate that. You'll have a flow of traffic through there and you won't have that seclusion any more. It bothers me to think that we're going to set a precedent by cutting a road right through the prime part of one of our parks. It may very well happen again. I think it has to be some kind of a development that needs, a road through it because we feel it's necessary for fire safety or plows. I think we have a very special park: I enjoy going there. I'm prejudiced - I'd like to go there all the time. I'd hate to see the park literally cut up, as it would be. The best part of the park would be cut up. There are many parts of the park on other sides, but they're not as (inaudible). There's a lqt of swampland in Floral Park. We have a problem right now that I might as well address - the south drainage of the south ponding area .is plugged' since last summer. I just thought I'd mention that to see if Rice Creek Watershed wants to do something about it. It may have been somebody below with equipment that plugged it because I saw that they had put the dirt right over the side where the cul- vert is. I talked to John, but he can't do much about it until spring. There is a drain that goes down toward Gale Circle, I think it is. I believe the drainage is supposed to go down there. It is plugged. 18