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July 2, 1980 Park Board Minutes. Page 4 ~ ` <br />Negative Comments - <br />-Free skating doesn't look-.good near entrance <br />Johnson feels it could be seeded and with the berm in and a <br />few more trees as bonder over the berm it would look fine. <br />FREE SKATING EAST OF SHELTER/PICNIC ON WEST END <br />Positive <br />-Nicer looking, less distance to carry a picnic basket <br />Negative <br />-Poor soil conditions for skating <br />-Higher. development cast <br />-Higher future maintenance cost (potential regrading costs) <br />-Most residents abject to the plan <br />PARKING ENTRANCE <br />.Johnson favors mid-block entrance and a north side exit, <br />Feels they 'should be narrower rather than widening_them w~.th <br />ane way travel on bath," <br />FLAX AREA <br />No reaction - ok as presented <br />Gunderman felt the free skating should not be moved because of <br />the soil conditions; It was tried previously and it didn't <br />work, It is not an"alternative as far as hers concerned. <br />Likes the dual purpose of skating in the winter and soccer field <br />~.n the summer. `Feels i.t is a disservice to the little ones if <br />the"skating rink ~.~ too far from the shelter building and also <br />inconvenient dropping off and picking up kids if`it is too far <br />from the parking area, Aoesn't like the idea of a divider in <br />the parking lot, Not sure of its purpose and would cost alot <br />of money. `Would like to see the entrance signed and speed <br />bumps put in: If the entrance and the exit were the same area h <br />would rather leave the entrance'-where it is rat~.er than move it <br />mid-block. ~tespanse from residents greviously, regarding the <br />double entrance, was negative. 'He felt it wouldn't be all that <br />earth. shaking ~.f the sign had tQ be moved. <br />Anderson said he doesn't waht to move the sign or take any trees <br />out. ~f we go with the cuxrent entrance he recommends we don't <br />go the trad~.tional `50 feet ox' Whatever we r~armally put in for <br />an entrance ros.d. ~tegulate parking on both sa~des rather than <br />move- the sign or cut trees drawn'. <br />Van Hatters said he helped put tY~E sign ~.n and i't's there. It <br />would be dfficult`to mays. <br />