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Excerpt from Park Board Minutes (Continued) .Page 2 Van Hatten said. there is an entrance by the parking lot. Johnson said yes, but it wouldn't take much to put in another one. 1~e1~on said the gazebo ars8 could b® used far muscians on weekday afternoons or weekends. Johnson said in Plan ~4 could have something like the concert grove with a raised area so people can see better. Olson said you could do just the opposite by using the contour and have peop~.e above ,looking down. Johnson said the residents agreed that the ball field should stay in the plan. Van .Hatten said the Park Board should consider the wish of the residents regarding 3rd. Ave. Johnson said there are other alternatives. ,Recommend having a door to door poll on how people feel about closing 3rd Ave. Seward said he had approached St. John's. about 2 months ago regarding the possibility of them donating some money for play equipment. At that time Sister Gwendolin was in favor of closing 3rd Ave. Resident,Jerry Bensing, said he believes that opinion has changed. Olson asked how much traffic 3rd Ave. gets. Van. Hatten said he has lived in the area about 20 years and said he uses 3rd Ave. about twice a month on the average but does not recall meeting or seeing another car while on it. Olson said sometimes people are more concerned with the change just because it is a change rather than any logical reason.. Rose asked if 3rd Ave. remained, where would the bleachers go• They would have to all be on one side. Johnson felt taking a poll ,would be the best way to handle this. Nelson wondered how long it takes people to get out of the parking lot at St. John's Van Hatten said no matter what was done there wouldn't be any less accesses. Seward said the park is so small - it needs to be expanded. Van Hatten was surprised that the residents were not concerned ..about-the money it would cost to upgrade 3rd Ave, if it remained open.