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Park & Recreation Committee Report to the City Council on Nov. 9, 1988: The following are the results of the Royal Meadows residents appearance at the November P&R meeting regarding the Hardwood Ponds development park Land aquisition. The recently aquired park land is located in the northwest comer of the development property and abutts the existing retaining pond. The intended use of the park is to develop a turf trail approximately halfway down the slope, between the residents' property line and the pond edge. The trail would include entry points at Brian Way, Royal Meadows Park and Ann Street. No athletic facilities or play equipment are included in the proposed plans. The park is to be brough to fine grade condition with a minimum of 4" topsoil, seeded and straw mulched, if possible this fall, by the developer. The land aquisition includes 80% of the possible land that could be aquired for park dedication. We anticipate the major park users will be the residents of Royal Meadows and Hardwood Ponds. Along this trail they will be able to gain access to Royal Meadows Park and to the park in the Centerville Heights development, as well as possible future parks in adjacent proposed developments. In addition, this trail provides a link in a pedestrian system that will allow children to travel to Centerville Elementary School without being exposed to the dangers of the County roads. The following are the issues of concem that the residents of Royal Meadows brought to the attention of the Park and Recreation Committee at the November meeting: 1) Loss of privacy 2) Traffic 3) Garbage 4) ATVs and snowmobiles 5) Vandalism 6) Gravel path 7) Loss of nesting area for the water fowl 8) Flooding from runoff if the outlet is plugged 9) Pond is not within the DNR jurisdiction 10) Child safety, kidnapping 11) Liability 12) Kids/traffic disturbing waterfowl 13) Mosquito hole potential 14) Decreased value of adjacent homes 15) Increased access to water if cattails are removed = danger to kids 16) RM park is not big enough to serve 4 or 5 kids now, can't handle more kids 17) Increased Police calls 18) Don't want their kids to be able to go through the rest of the City 19) Quality of pond would improve if 1' deeper than current level 20) Don't want to see people walking by Suggestions from Royal Meadows residents (* indicates feasible in the short term): 1) Block entrance to the trails w. bollards, boulders, cable to prevent ATV, etc. traffic* 2) Tree line at property edge, widely spaced and pruned up to allow view and define property* 3) Pond edge planting to discourage kids in pond and establish wildlife habitiat* 4) No gravel path* 5) Develop feeding stations 6) Minimum depth of pond to allow for ducks and cattails* 7) Fence