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~ Page 2 ~- Pa~~k Boa~Nki.nutes~ Cetober 6~ 19b <br />otiaties~ and condemnation, N~°o Copeland offered a possible alternate procedure, This <br />procedure is known as the condemnation of the underlying fee had not-been thoroughly rem <br />searched. by Mr,,Copeland~ ~°, ,Copeland offered to have a report on this procedure to the <br />Park Board by Tuesday9 October 19th, <br />NEIGHBQRHt~OD V~~ RIf9IQ~ .~'PRA.~CFi ~t9 PARKS <br />.~ question a.s posed. as to why the board. had given prefernece to considering the regional <br />concept over the neighborhood. concept, The question concerned the unavailability of fac~ <br />ilities ~rithin eertaxn °tneighborhood" parks a such as tennz.s co~az°ts. <br />lp The school sites in the village provides to a large extent, the facilities normally <br />associated with neighborhood parkse By making further use of the neighborhood approach <br />the Village Park System would meerly serve to imitate or duplicate the existing recrea® <br />tonal siteso <br />2~, Neighborhood .parks demand much. greater care and attention which makes them much more <br />expensive over long periods of time then.regionai parkso <br />3a Neighborhood parks have a tendency to become associated with extremely limited uses <br />and often are used only by a sma11 percentage of the overall population, in regards to <br />bath age d~.stribution and sex. <br />a <br />The question was poaed as try what geri~ral use wotald the property along. Zong Lake be used <br />far in the park plan <br />1, It is 3~ntended. to keep this area in a natural setting as open space.. This natural <br />approach would prab~,bly involve picnic areas and hiking areas. <br />2p Cr~,a long range bases, an area would be consid®red for the construction of a lighted <br />ball field. <br />3~ 1f a pool were never built' a portion of the lake shore area would be considered for <br />a bea~ho <br />.~ question arose as to the consideration being given to a Community Center in the park <br />plan. <br />1® .~ Community Center was discussed' but ruled out at this t~ne~ because of the cost <br />a.nvolved, <br />2, 1£ a nf3vsP Tillage Hail. were constructed a Community Center could be included in the <br />new bui.l.d~.ng® <br />3. The school bua.ldings in the area somewhat ease the need for a Community Center at <br />this time® Tt is recogia~.zed that there is a great merit to f~ax°th®r consideration of a <br />Comm~axu.ty Center' but its importance at this time is somewhat lessened by more critical <br />needsa <br />The Board has set Tuesday, Cetober 18th at Ss00 P,M. as the next regular meeting with an <br />alternate date of October 2mth being considered, The Manager was requested. to contact <br />Mrd Brauer to see if he would be available one of these days, <br />