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<br />APPEND II A <br /> <br />INTRODUCTORY SLIDE PRESENTATION SCRIPT <br /> <br />the followJng slJde Dmeotatloo JS meatlt ro hell' you understand the backgroUnd and concepts or <br />"The Parks of CenterviHe: A plan Cor development." "* <br /> <br />The goals and objectives of this plan Cor park development are ro: develop a comprehensive pat'~ ! <br />system plan. and to design a hub at the center of old Centervllle. "* <br /> <br />In developing a comprehensive part system plan all oC Centerville witHe included in the scope of the <br />plan, all pUblicly held land will be considered for park use, potential park land aquisition from <br />future developmentswi1l be identified, pedestrian priority wilt be established, neighborhood will be <br />Hated, the parts and open spaces in and around Centerville will be liated, naturaJ systems will be <br />incorporated, and the park planning the!lries of Fredrick Law Olmsted and Horace Cleveland wilt be <br />appHed. "* <br /> <br />In designing the hub Central Part, St. Genevieve Church and Daycare Center. City Hall, the original <br />business district. the elementary school, and Clearwater Creek wiUbe connected, the illusion 01 <br />pedestrian scale will be created, pedestrian priority wm be establisherl, the French heritageoC <br />Centerville will be incorporated in design detail and site layout, and a family of street furniture will <br />be suggested. "* <br /> <br />Centervl1le has grown beyond the 1000 population leveL Drained and put into agricultural <br />production in the late 1800's. today. the city is experiencing growth in housing and industry. * <br /> <br />Centervilte is conviently located less than 20 miles north of the St. Paul and Minneapolis downtowns <br />in the northeastern section of the metropolitan area.. <br /> <br />Centervi11e issti11 ~has large tracts of land that are undeveloped. Within her boundries are included <br />Centervllle Late, Peltier We and Clearwater Creek.. <br /> <br />Centerville Road and Main Street are county roads that form the intersection* <br /> <br />at which the original business district began and remains. · <br /> <br />Itis but one block 10ng.* <br /> <br />The Church of St. Genevieve, · <br /> <br />The City and fire ball, · <br /> <br />and the Elementary School are the other public buildings whose grounds were considered as a part of <br />the bubo · <br /> <br />Beautiful CentervilJe late. * <br /> <br />Peltier Lake, ~ <br /> <br />and Clearwater Creet provide scenic settings lor potential park development. · <br />