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" Cho ter b G4rY1rY1Uf11t FC'~CI~1tiE'S 130 The northwest corner of the City bounded by Stinson Boulevard, County Road H, Silver Lake and Rice Creek Roads, and divided by Rice Creek and railroad tracks, is the '~~' only remaining neighborhood not served by a park. However there are two parks, Sunny Square and Creekview that are separated from the neighborhood by Silver Lake R©ad. There is no available park land in the neighborhood. The most obvious remedy is to provide either a cross walk at Gregory and Silver Lake Road or a si nalized crossing at County Rnad H and Silver Lake Roa~. As the north Innsbruck area west of Silver Lake Road and Palmer Drive continues to develop, the City should investi ate the possibility of converting its "gravel pit" into a minima~y developed neighborhood park. Facilities, in certain existing park areas, are only partially developed .end thus, serve only a particular age or recreational interest group within the total population. Most development during the last four years has emphasized facilities for school- age youth engaged in active, organized sports; as a result, these needs are provided for whereas the remaining population groups are not totally served. As the population o£ the City continues to age, the facilities at some parks will have to'be modified to reflect demographic changes. Many of these changes are already in progress, examples are handicapped accessible paved walkpaths, an aggressive tree planting pro- ~"" gram and ever expanding picnic facilities for small groups. w.,/ Other use changes can be effected by changing~the emphasis of park maintenance and recreation programming activities. N Many of our sites originally became available for park use because they were unsuitable for development; today they are to fulfill a dual purpose of providin recreation open space while preserving nr managing the use a~certain natural resources. These resources, such as lakes, ponds, streams and drainageways, wetlands, floodplains, erodible slopes, forests and sails which have severe limitation for development, need protection and wise management to allow the natural ecological systems (especially the hydrological cycle) to function normally. The lakes, streams, ditches, floodplains and wetlands are integral parts; the others are relating in that they are affected by or affect the hydrological cycle. This natural function must be considered as a basis on which development, landscaping and maintenance plans are made.