Laserfiche WebLink
<br />MEMO <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City CouneD Memben <br /> <br />FROM: Kim Stephan <br /> <br />DATE: June 7, 2007 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Residents Input on mdden Spring Park Improvements <br /> <br />Lino Lakes residents from LaMotte Drive were in attP.ndarlce at the June 6, 2007 Parks & Recreation <br />Committee meeting to discuss their concerns regarding Hidden Spring Park. Mr. Mike Mastro, 1553 <br />LaMotte Drive, stated he had attended one of the first City Council meetings where the possibility of <br />purchasing 1601 LaMotte Drive was discussed and he left with the impression that since he lives in Lino <br />Lakes, and this park is in Centerville, that his concerns were irrelevant Chairperson Seeley assured the Lino <br />Lakes residents that the Committee/City certainly would like to be a good neighbor and welcomes their <br />input. <br /> <br />Mr. Mastro said the biggest concerns of the residents were security and a berm/fence separating the park <br />from abutting neighbors and stated that there were already issues involving misuse of the park. He also felt <br />if the park were administered correctly the park would be a nice addition to the area. <br /> <br />Mr. Roger Hoffineister, 1589 LaMotte Drive, stated there was already a problem with kids throwing big logs <br />in water causing a hazard for boats and he questioned who do they call with problems like that? They did <br />call the police in that instance, but who is responsible for addressing these issues? The police referred the <br />problem to Public Works. <br /> <br />Mr. Roger Spinner, 1581 LaMotte Drive stated his concerns included the above mentioned items with <br />addition to trash that will get out on the lake and potentially blow down the shore1and. He also mentioned a <br />pier or fi~hing dock would be a major problem for the lakeshore property owners as the lake is shallow in <br />front of their homes and there are jslands which require boats to go past the park property or to the south end <br />of the lake to enter the deeper part of the lake. <br /> <br />Mr. Mike Slettery, 1587 LaMotte Drive, stated his property abuts the park on the south and has noticed that <br />the people who have been using the park, to this point, seem to be local kids and while that is great, they are <br />also experiencing loud noise and graphic sexual language coming from the park. He is also concerned with <br />vauliqliRm and asked if any provision for fencing or marking the property line is planned. Mr. Slettery said <br />he would like the look of a split rail fence to define the property line, but that doesn't do much for noise. He <br />felt a berm and a privacy fence would make it more private. He also stated there is a section of chain link <br />fence that appears to be remaining from the St Paul Water Utility fence which partially goes down the south <br />property line to his garage and wooden fence posts that are knocked down that looks like it also belongs to <br />1601 LaMotte Drive. Mr. Slettery is doing landscaping up to this fence in the next few weeks and would <br />like it removed. Ms. Stephan will pass this information onto the City Administrator and Public Works. Mr. <br />Slettery felt 1i1ac bushes were not enough of a division between the properties. Mr. Slettery asked if park <br />hours were going to be posted, what they would be and would they be strictly enforced. He also suggested a <br />gate be put at both Hidden Spring and Lamie LaMotte Memorial Parks that could be closed when the park <br />was closed as he felt there are misuses of both parks. <br /> <br />,II <br />