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r <br />parking lot). (Limiting traffic and parking in residential areas is <br />often a concern for municipal government, such as in the limitations <br />placed on home-based businesses; the situation in Driftwood Park is <br />similar.) <br />The last issue is the volleyball court. Mr. Anderson showed a <br />proposal to move it from its current location behind the shelter <br />building to a location very close to Fifth Street. We are vehemently <br />opposed to this proposal. While I was at the Park Board meeting .last <br />night my wife, Deborah, was hosting a writing club meeting in our <br />living room, which is across from the park entrance. With the <br />windows open the volleyballers provided frequent interruptions to my <br />wife's meeting with normal cheering and yelling that occurs in <br />volleyball games. When I returned home well after dark, the <br />volleyballers were still playing under the lights. The noise from <br />the volleyball court sometimes gets worse when people play loud <br />music. <br />We are not delighted with either the location or long hours of the <br />current volleyball court, but we can live with them, partly because <br />at least some of the din is deflected by the shelter building. <br />However, moving the volleyball court would move the noise right <br />across from our living room and backyard: very few peaple would <br />welcome a regular, loud, brightly lit, late evening volleyball game <br />in their neighbor's backyard. Moreover, we are very concerned that <br />having a volleyball court directly across the street will affect the <br />value of our property. This is totally unacceptable. We do <br />appreciate the fact that at the meeting Mr. Anderson and the Park <br />Board discussed options for keeping the volleyball court at its <br />current location, and reasonable options were developed during that <br />discussion. <br />Driftwood Park benefits many residents of New Brighton, and will <br />benefit many more in the new subdivisions being constructed south of <br />the park. Aesthetics are obviously a concern of the Parks Department <br />and the Park Board because there was substantial discussion at the <br />meeting last night about the best way to landscape the new southern <br />entrance to the park from Wexford Heights. Meanwhile, the noise, <br />traffic, and the less attractive elements of the park are <br />concentrated on its north side. For example, our view is of a <br />building and a chain link fence. While we are reasonable people and <br />realize that a recreational area will have a certain amount of <br />activity, we do not feel that we should bear the brunt of the <br />negative aspects of this park. <br />We strongly encourage you to seek the measures previously discussed <br />to mitigate parking problems and adamantly request that you leave the <br />volleyball court where it is. <br />Thank you for your consideration. <br />~-- s.~ <br />