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- 2 - back stops, some of them ......ed. Those kinds of things we interpret as an active park. This one is primarily picnicking, biking, hiking trails, swimming, boat launch yes, but not necessarily power boats, not necessarily water skiing. Con- ceivably canoes and kayaks. Conceivably yes, this could by some definitions be active. We feel, however, that this will serve the needs of the residents of New Brighton very well. Something that is not being met at this time. And is really passive compared to the rest of the parks that we've developed. FW: Mr. Mayor. On the second page it says the picnic areas would include ah ah number one large group area, company picnics, pavillion, ball field, children's play area, ah right there you state in your proposal including a ball field and ah when you say a ball field it's a ball field. Ah between what you say in your report and what you say now there's a difference. It doesn't jibe. JS: Councilman Werdeschegg, I'd remind you that any open area including your back yard can be a ball field. Also we would include Metropolitan Stadium. - Groans from audience. JS ....the difference in what the Park Director tried to tell you was that this ball ....(end of tape) FW: ...but it's something else. I can play........or badminton or anything else in the back yard without having a ball field. - Clapping. FW: And then the other item, Mr. Mayor, is ah ah the first page where it says the existing frontage road which parallels north of Interstate 69~+ and intersects with Long Lake Road will, will provide, not may, will provide access to the segregated area of the South end of Long Lake, Lake surface use related activities. For example, fishing, boating, waterskiing. Now anytime anyone says waterskiing that means high powered boats of at least 20 to ~0 horse power. Now the area, the southern part of Long Lake is about the same size as Pike Lake and is not the deepest end of the Lake. It has in the couple of areas ah sufficiently deep. But the rest of it is mostly shallow and it is p~imaril~ good for fishing that's about all it is, or for swimming. And I just can't see how ah ah power boats, ah .... water skiing, ah could be say working in concert with swimmers and even canoists because they get right of way.... Ah I think this proposal is not what I would have expected ah to have resulted .....on the 8 or g neighborhood park meetings that were held and the questionnaires that were returned. - App laus e Mr. Mayor. JS. Yes. JJ: I wonder if we in New Brighton wanted to ......a park with large picnic and pavillion facilities which will attract people from