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October 29, 198.6 <br />To: New Brighton Park Board <br />From: Maurice H. Anders~~erector of Parks and Recreation <br />Re: Park Curfew Hours <br />The City Council has directed staff and Park Board to examine <br />curfew hours for the New Brighton Park system. There is <br />some feeling that vandalism in the parks might be reduced if <br />parks were closed earlier than the present 11:OOpm. <br />I have surveyed approximately ten other communities and found <br />closing times ranging from sunset to 12:00. Some communities <br />have different hours for specific parks. Most communities <br />with early closing hours stated that their hours were in <br />response to alcohol abuse rather than a deterrent to vandalism. <br />They also felt that .their vandalism problems were not lessened <br />by .the earlier closing hours. The New Brighton Police Chief <br />has stated that in his opinion it is the location of playground <br />equipment in the parks that promotes vandalism and that an <br />earlier closing time would have little impact on the problem. <br />This issue was raised in response to vandalism on Pike Lake <br />School property and the park use ordinance does not affect <br />school property. <br />The City of Hopkins has recently adopted a ban on glass con- <br />tainers in parks. I am not convinced that we need to change <br />our closing times but I intend to watch this glass ban with <br />interest because broken glass is a major problem in our parks. <br />