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~ .I ~ , ~ January 25, 1994 Reference: Innsbruck Park Development To Major Benki and to all city council members; My name is Glenna Burleson, I reside at 2987 Bent Tree Hills Drive. My husband and I, along with our four children moved to New Brighton in 1977. In the near twenty years living in the city of New Brighton, we have owned three homes, put four children through the Moundsview school district and at present I own and operate a small business in the city of New Brighton. Our particular piece of property backs up to the pond on the Northwest side of the park, The reasons we purchased this piece of property was: 1.) For aesthetic value - overlooking the pond and trees would be mentally relaxing and at the same time we would not be bothered by what was going on in the park itself. When trying to get information about what would go into the park, we were told that since it was such a small community park it would most likely just be grass and trees with a possibility of Basketball courts, soccer field and playground equipment. There would not be any reason to put trails in. 2.) Privacy With the pond and trees between our house and our neighbors to the south it would give us a little more privacy. Those of us who live on the west end of the park (from the pond - west) have a very unique situation. The park owned property to the North, South and west sides of the pond, is a corridor of only 20 to to 30 feet of park property sandwiched between homes. The parks commission has recommended that there be a 8 foot asphalt road put in the middle of this 20 to 30 foot piece of land. All of the residents of this area have came tOQether and ask repeatedly that they reconsider this recommandation. My personal concerns are: The loss of aesthetic value ~ most people move by a park, golf course or pond so that they do not have to look at cement or asphalt, but to enjoy the serenity of nature, I feel that this is a concern both for my own piece of mind and also from that of a resale value in the future. The plan for the parks department to plant a row of trees and bushes is not much help. If you take a 20 foot piece of property and put 8 feet of asphalt down the middle, yoU have 6 feet on each side in which to plant. The average tree is aoina to encroach on that path as it matures. What is the purpose of the path: I have been told that it is for the purpose of walkino, ridinQ, skatino or whatever, as well as an entrance into the park. If the studies