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June 21, 1994 <br />Mr. Maurie Anderson <br />Director, New Brighton Parks and Recreation <br />1975 Silver Lake Road <br />New Brighton, MN 55112 <br />Dear Mr. Anderson: <br />Thank you for taking the time to attend our neighborhood meeting regarding Silver Oak <br />Park. Your input was both helpful and informative. <br />As we discussed, our neighborhood is very anxious to improve Silver Oak Park. The <br />primary areas of concern include: <br />1. Replacement of current playground equipment with safer, age appropriate (toddler to <br />pre-teen), and aesthetically pleasing modern equipment. <br />2. The placement of new tennis courts near Oakwood Drive. We would like to explore <br />other placement possibilities, i.e. at or near the current sheltered picnic area. <br />3. Placement of soccer goals on the graded area (currently earmarked for tennis courts) <br />during summer. This area would be ideal for flooding for ice skating in the winter. The <br />current area used for ice skating is not very accessible in deep snow and its altitude results <br />in greater wind chill. <br />4. Parking during baseball season on Oakwood Drive makes for dangerous conditions <br />for both drivers and children crossing the street. Limiting parking to a single side of the <br />street may alleviate this danger. <br />We feel that the problems and needed improvements at Silver Oak Park are critical. <br />Therefore, we are requesting that the 1995 budget for improvements to Silver Oak Park, <br />which was pushed out to 1996, be pulled back to 1995. It is our understanding that we <br />will need $30,000 (thirty thousand dollars) to replace the playground structure and <br />surrounding area with equipment similar to Driftwood and Vermont Parks. <br />It is our intention to look into raising additional funds for improvements to Silver Oak <br />Park. It is our understanding that the City of New Brighton will provide matching funds. <br />We will inform you of our intended fund raising goal by early fall. <br />Thank you in advance for your consideration of our requests. We look forward to hearing <br />from you soon. We are anxious to have a neighborhood park that is safe and fun for our <br />families. <br />Sincerely, <br />The Silver Oak Park Neighbors <br />