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<br /> <br />\larks '/1/1 <br />""'~ f/ <br />. ,-Y .;. <br /> <br />~ <br />.Jlll <br /> <br />51. Paul and ~ <br />RarnseyCounty~ <br /> <br />20TH ANNIVERSARY <br />198'-2005 <br />1621 Beechwood Ave. <br />St. Paul. MN 55116 <br />651-698-4543 <br />Fax - 651-698-8761 <br />www.friendsofthepaJ1<S.org <br /> <br />President <br />Andrea Vento <br />Vice President <br />Michael Prichard <br />Jeanne Weigum <br />Treasurer <br />James R. Bneher <br />Directors <br />Duke Addicks <br />Craig Andresen <br />Chat Brooker <br />Jeffrey Croonquist <br />Mark Davis <br /> <br />~DUnh"" <br />. T. Dwight <br />. Franey <br />, Illiam Frank <br />Steve Hauser <br />Marilyn Lundberg <br />Robert Netherc:ut <br />Mark M. Nolan <br />Scott Ramsay <br />Pierre Regnier <br />Marsha Soucheray <br />Director Emeritus <br />David Lilly <br />Truman W. Porter <br />Ex Officio <br />Bob Bierscheid <br />Dan Collins <br />Marc Goess <br />Greg Mack <br />Terry Noonom <br />Bob Sandquist <br />Executive Director <br />and Secretary <br />Peggy Lynch <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />April 20, 2005 <br /> <br />TO: City of Arden Hills, Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee <br />FROM: Peggy Lynch, Executive Director <?'--<--e06CJ ~ <br />RE: Smoking in Parks <br /> <br />The Friends of the Parks and Trails endorses the policy of prohibiting tobacco use on all park <br />land and outdoor recreational facilities owned by the City of Arden Hills. The Arden Hills <br />Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee will be considering this issue on April 26. We would <br />appreciate your support for this policy. <br /> <br />The mission of the Friends is to preserve, protect, improve, establish and develop parks, trails, <br />bikeways and open space: promote citizen involvement, support and appreciation of parks, opel <br />space and trails. The Friends approved a resolution in July, 2004 supporting the ban of tobaccc <br />in all public parks and golf courses. <br /> <br />The purpose of public parks is to promote community health. Tobacco free areas support this <br />idea. Cigarette butts cause a major form of litter in all public areas. Parks will be cleaner and <br />more inviting to residents who visit the parks for recreational purposes without cigarette butts <br />littering the ground. <br /> <br />We urge you to support this effort in Arden Hills to prohibit tobacco use on all park land and <br />outdoor recreational facilities. <br /> <br />Thank you. <br />