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cnapt~r 6 Community Facili#ies n9 <br /> <br />Existing Conditions <br />and Needs <br /> <br />8. Provide facilities adequate to achieve a maximum 4- <br />minute daytime and 3-minute nighttime response to all <br />points in the City by the volunteer Fire Department. <br />9: With respect to tax forfeit or surplus City land: <br />a. parcels should be offered first far acquisition far <br />park and open space purposes where consistent <br />with established plans. <br />b. parcels which might have a function within a <br />renewal area should be retained. <br />c, parcels with a potential use should be retained but <br />an attempt should be made to lease them, for low <br />investment, short term productive use: <br />d. .parcels with no probable use should be sold and <br />returned to the tax rolls. <br />To cooperate in the provision of support facilities and <br />services to efficiently use public and private school property, <br />in a manner consistent with public health, safety and welfare. <br />1. To provide safe access to existing local school facilities <br />with emphasis on sidewalk safety for young pedestrians <br />and cyclists. <br />2. To coordinate municipal park, recreation and open space <br />space systems with educational facilities and open spaces <br />to ensure maximum use. <br />3. Coordinate re-use of school properties with the school <br />district involved. <br />The present educational facilities are described in the Fol- <br />lowing chart. <br />Principal concerns related to the educational system in <br />New Brighton are efficient usage of governmental facilities <br />and manpower through cooperative efforts between school <br />districts and the City, creating physical improvements to <br />provide safer travel near school sites, and the future of the, <br />present educational facilities. <br />Like most school districts, those serving New Brighton are <br />experiencing declining enrollments. With one school already <br />closed, the possibility of future school closings must be con- <br />sidered. The proper re-use of these school sites so that they <br />will not in any way be a detriment to the residential neigh- <br />borhoods in which they are .located must be a prime concern <br />of the City in the future. At the same time, the productive <br />and efficient re-use of these properties that represent a con- <br />siderable expenditure of public funds, must be considered. <br />