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January 26, 1984 To: Park Board .~-- From: Maurice H. Anders ~~'~ for of Parks and Recreation Re: Centex Development Centex Corporation is in the process of developing plans for residential development of the tract of land located between Driftwood Park and Co. Rd. E. The 55 acres of land is'currently zoned Rl and is identified as such in .the City's Comprehensive Plan... The developers intend to ask for a rezoning from Rl to Rib. The result of this rezoning, if approved, would increase residences in the tract from 250 to 580.. As a result of the development, it is likely that a street will have to be built on the western edge of Driftwood Park..- The net result of this development is going some park.. acreage and a much higher populat the park than was anticipated `when the park In an effort to mitigate the impact of this development, I would suggest the Park Board following: *Require donation and construction within the development, linked to *Require installation of exercise portion of the trail *Require donation of 5-6 acres of to the south boundary of the park velopment to be used for passive picnicking to be a loss of ion adjacent to was developed. rather. intense consider the of a trail system the park. stations on a land either adjacent or within the de- activities such as It is, of course possible that. these requests, if required by the City Council,.-might render the development impractical. The Park Board should, however,. carefully. consider what steps should be taken to provide adequate open space in this area.. NOTE - There is a public meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 31st at Salem Covenant Church to discuss this proposal. Developer will be present at the February 1st Park Board meeting to discuss the proposal.