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The eastern entrance U> the Anoka County Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park is located within the city boundries. :e The park offers beach. boating. hiting and camping facHities. :e CenterviUe's main park is called Central Park. Developed from nine acres of farm field it is across the street from Peltier Late. is bounded on two sides by drainage ditches and tree lines. :e CentraJ Part bas two ball fields and a soccer field. It is intented to be the recreation complex for organized sport! in the city. :e During the week: the fields are used by orpnized sports leagues. . Royal Meadows is the only other part facility the city offers. Obtained through the city's 10% park dedication ordinance. it functions as a neighborhOQd park for the residents 01 this development. . Centervil1e has a need for a comprehensive part plan. The farm fields of today. . , - are being converted rapidly into the housing of U>morrow.. The plan for development for the parts of CenterviUeare based upon the concepts olFredrick Law Olmsted and Hotace Cleveland who pioneered park planning in America during the late 1800's. Olmsted designed Central park in New Yort City which was the first pub lis part in America.. . Olmsted also. developed the nation's first plan for a part system in Boston called the Emerald Necklace. It included a series of open spaces, parts and parkways throughout the city that take advantage of Boston's natural features and provide easy part access for many olber residents. . Horace Cleveland inspired the Centerville plan through his designs of the Minneapolis parks system. the St. Anthony hOUSing district and Como Part. as shown here. . Elements 01 these two pioneers' designs that create this high quality of life are the seperation of pedestrian and vebicular tralfic. " . access to.watef' features. * the preservation and enhancement of natural scenic beauty, * and stylized part facilities. · French design from the late 1800's is also used as design inspiration for the Centerville part facilities. * These include streetscape design details. · and the use of the axis and parterre flower beds. *,,:e In Centerville there are many opportunities for developing a part system from our existing parks and public properties. The linear dimensions of sports facilities lend themselves well to the geometric forms of the turn of the century French design. :e These facilities will include soccer, :e