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<br />"'. <br /> <br />18 hole course or expansion could be fewer holes. Moving the 1 st hole by the tennis <br />court would bring people to park in the big lot; rather than on 12th Ave. Three of the <br />suggested 6 hole expansion would be in the woods which makes the course more <br />difficult. The expansion suggestion, including cement t-pads (which help with safety <br />and erosion) would be about $3,000-$5,000. This is considerably cheaper than . <br />$50,000 for a parking lot. <br /> <br />Mark Barton says that his son enjoys the disc golf at Hansen. The park has a lot of <br />different features such as softball, biking, jogging, hockey. Mark prefers not to see the <br />park change too much by adding 6 more holes to the disc golf course. One of the <br />beauties of the park is its multi-use. <br /> <br />Brian stated on a busy night there could be 40-50 disc golfers on the course. He did not <br />believe that adding more holes would bring more golfers. The sport is growing so there <br />may be more players for that reason. If more holes were added, there would be less <br />congestion because there would be fewer people in one area. It would not be <br />necessary to add 6 holes; even 3 would ease the flow. Moving the 1 st hole by the west <br />parking lot would be the key to having people use that lot, instead of parking on 1 ih <br />Ave. <br /> <br />Deb Jensen, 25 12th Ave, If the disc golfers are there to play and walk the course, she <br />cannot understand why they cannot park in the lot and walk. <br /> <br />A resident on 2nd Street said he agrees that he likes the multi-use park. He is an <br />infrequent disc golf player. He would not want to lose the wild flower area. He would be <br />in favor of adding 3 holes in the wooded area - he likes to snow shoe in the park and to <br />open up the wooded area may help so it does not feel so secluded. . <br /> <br />Charlie Hutchinson, 13011 Fairfield Road W, Minnetonka stated he is not a resident. <br />He encourages the Commission to find a new place with more parking. The area by the <br />bathrooms and the tennis court would be ideal. Players like playing in the woods <br />because it is a real challenge. The park is a jewel and he understands why you want to <br />preserve is as much as possible. This course is one of the oldest courses in the metro <br />area. Disc golf is a good sport for everyone to play. It encompasses all ages and <br />different kinds of people. It gets people out and doing something. For safety reasons it <br />is important that the t-pads all be the same surface. The asphalt can get sandy and <br />slippery. Concrete is the best surface. The sport is a professional sport. It is becoming <br />more competitive and more mainstream. Hole #1 is nice but because it is on the hill it <br />could be a safety issue. Suggest making the course 15 holes. <br /> <br />Mickey Henry, has been a resident since 1980. She said they are one of the first users <br />of the disc golf course. They raised their 4 children playing and now their grandchildren <br />play. She suggests moving #1 hole to where #5 is now. <br /> <br />Becchetti also agreed that Hansen Park is a jewel and it should remain a multi-use <br />park. He empathizes with the folks living on 1ih Ave. He believes the expansion will <br />solve the problems. If there is a way, he suggests adding holes on the other side of the <br />creek. This will solve problems. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />4 <br />