Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/10/2003

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Approximately a week and a half later, Park Maintenance staffwere dispatched to the course to distribute the soil in staging areas along the new cart paths. Timing was critical. The goal was to wait as long as possible until most of the snow melted off the cart paths, yet timing the hauling to the sites when the ground was still frozen. Every attempt was made to minimize any additional turf damage. The distribution of the soil took about two days. The Maintenance Unit utilized one-ton dump trucks and a skid steer to complete this phase of the project. Later this spring a staff member with a skid steer will be asked to do final grading and firdsh the work so the Chomonix staff can either sod or seed these areas. These finished cart paths will be a tremendous addition to the course. Thanks again to ail that made this project move forward in such a timely manner. Twin Lakes County Park - Candidate for Outdoor Recreation Grant The Anoka County Parks and Recreation Department has submitted a grant application for redevelopment dollars for Twin Lakes County Park. This grant request was submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, as part of their Outdoor Recreation Grant Program. This grant program allows local agencies to apply for matching funds for a wide variety of recreational projects. If the grant application is successful, Twin Lakes County Park will receive substantial improvements. It was first developed in the early 1980's. Essentially, the park will receive a complete make-over... The existing facilities will be rebuilt and other recreational amenities will be added. Redevelopment is anticipated to include the following: bituminous roads and parking lots boat launch with parking lot beach restroom/concession building beach and playground fishing pier and observation deck pond study deck paved trails and natural hiking trails picnic shelters and support facilities future sites for athletic fields This redevelopment will likely occur in the years 2004 and ~2005. Upon completion of the redevelopment efforts, the county will be in a position to transfer the park to the local jurisdiction, Bums Township. This transfer will be similar to the transfer of Golden Lake County Park to the City of Circle Pines and is consistent with the goals outlined in the 2020 Vision Plan for the park system. OnCe the park was turned over, the township will be responsible for maintenance and any improvements thereafter. Competition is fierce for these redevelopment projects, however, Anoka County has been very successful in obtaining grant funds for many park improvement projects in the past. Let's hope for another successful project. Savor the Mystery and Beauty of Photogrammic Art Beginning Friday, May 29~h, the walls of Banfill-Locbe Center for the Arts on East River Road in 'Fridley will bear beautiful, mysterious images created by artists Michael and Abigail Mouw. This. artist collaboration of husband and wife are the inventors of what they term projected photograms, a unique photographic process resulting in large-scale cibachrome prints rich in luminous color and meticulous detail. The artists uoon't divulge the specifics of their exact imaging process but Michael and Abigail are adventurous photographers who have amassed a large collection of flora and fauna imagery, including those captured during a summer residency at Isle Royale National ParR. The pictures are manipulated in the darbroam using projections af objects such as human anatomical features and a variety of materials that are layered and carefully juxtaposed 5uithin the composition. The final image is o~en-startling and aiu~ays intriguing, hinting at a narrative that the viewer must complete. "We want the viewers to appreciate the life-threatening dangers ~ve encounter on our photographic journeys," say the artists, with tongue-in-cheek. In April, Michael and Abigail ~vill be slogging through the Everglades trying to Beep their large format camera dry and their toes clear of swamp critters in another exciting artist 'residency,. BanfilI-Locbe will hold a reception for the artists on their return from the Florida residency on Friday, April 18~h from 7:00 to 9:OO p.m. ~ "Mysterious and Shadowed," the title of this exhibition of one-of-a-I~ind photograms, will be on display/from March 28th to May 3~ at Bcmfill-Locl~e Center for the Arts, 6666 East River Road in Fridley just two miles north of 1-694. Center hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:OO a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more informcfdon please call 763-574- 1850. The exhibition and .reception are free and.open to the public. 27 Page 5