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JANUARY 4, 1989 PARK BOARD MINUTES <br />2 <br />Before the site plan could be finalized there needed to be 3 <br />ponds to retain water, Noise in the area was also a concern. <br />Trees and shrubs will be used as noise buffers along the tennis <br />court. <br />Becky told the Park Board that the park would include: <br />-Tot lot area <br />-Tennis court <br />-Hard court w/basketball hoops tnot full size) <br />-Open play area <br />-Gazebo <br />The park can be considered an extension of people's back yards <br />in some cases. In the marsh/wetland area a wooden floating dock <br />would be used with Styrofoam to keep it about 3" above the water <br />line. The park is only about 6 acres. A paved trail is planned <br />for easy mobility. <br />Brandt said it looks wonderful, She stated she lives in a <br />townhouse and the. noise from the tennis courts is very loud, <br />Perhaps the tennis courts could be moved further away from the <br />homes. <br />Brenda said their intention was to keep it away from the open <br />play area and use trees to buffer. the .noise between homes and. <br />the tennis court.. <br />Brandt said maybe the tennis courts should be put in first, that <br />way a home owner would have a choice of being next to it or not. <br />Anderson said that may not be a bad idea. The home could be <br />situated so that the noise wouldn't affect it so much, i,e. put <br />the garage on the tennis r_ourt side. <br />van Hatten suggested extending the trail south along the tennis <br />court to the street. Others also felt that would be a good <br />idea. <br />Eichers asked about parking. <br />Becky said there. would be on-street parking, <br />Johnson asked if it was taken into account that these will be <br />high income homes, <br />Brenda said yes. <br />Johnson said he was told that even though the homes are <br />expensive, there may be quite a few younger families with small <br />children. <br />