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c'-.' <br />justification available for this ~"~ <br />based on the generall g°al~ rather it .is <br />lands-and-their cdntributionntoetheaheaZtf recrea~lo~ '. <br />of the h and welfare -j~~~' <br />individual. While this'goal,.ma ) <br />to justify statistical) y be difficult <br />y, it is the best available a-: <br />any Program of land acquisition-.and/or development ~' <br />should be directed tows <br />rd it- ~ , <br />Accessibility to park facilit'e ~, <br />two ne ghborhoods recently throughadevelopmentoataDri~t- ~ <br />wood Park and Silver Oaks School- ~ ~~ <br />.Park. <br />Only one neighborhood area in <br />not have adequate .access to a the City presently does ? <br />the northwest corner of :the City bounded onhtheawea is <br />by Stinson Blvd., on the east b S• est ~ <br />the nor h by County Road Hand on theesouthebRORac on <br />Creek Road. The acquisition of a recreation area' en ,'^.e + <br />northwest .corner of the City would be very difficult as <br />little. suitable undevelo ed land is available.' • <br />p It ~ <br />appears .likely that ;improving access to 5urinySquare <br />and Creekview would be the logical al ernative. Con- <br />struction of, semaphores at Mississippi Street and at <br />County:Road.H proposed in the Ramsey Count 5- ea <br />road. improvement program would provide this improved <br />access.: <br />2. Meet the needs of various user groups, A variet~• o~ <br />improvements to neighborhood parkfacilities arei <br />proposed in order to increase their usability by <br />..various groups,, ~ <br />For several years residen <br />. area have stated the needtforntennis~courtslinPthe <br />park to, provide an opportunity: for adults to recreate <br />in the. park. The Park Board and .staff met with <br />residents: in _November of 1977 to discuss this and ot.~:er 1; <br />concerns .regarding the ark, ~ <br />was that the hard_courty olleyball area was se the grcup <br />and that they ldom used <br />desired installation of a tennis court <br />at that :location. One court. would be built instead o: _ <br />the usual: two due to space limitations. This .project <br />will not significantly reduce any function of he park <br />and will add an amenity greatly desired by .thee resi-de:-:~s <br />of that area . <br />zt has:,.. been planned in the Capital Improvement :.Plan for <br />severs 1 years to complete deve lopment of the Hidc?er, C~a tis <br />Park to bring it up to the standard of other neighbe~~c <br />facilities-in the Cit cc~ <br />struction of a battery.ofTtwoptennis courtsnCauae cc^- <br />quiet area and tot lot adjacent o the tennis courts, a <br />