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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />! <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />CASE <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF FOX PARK BUDGET AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN <br /> By: Beth Malaby, Community Development Intern <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Within the approve4l 1995 Capital Improvement Program is $73,302 for the development of Fox <br />Park located in tl~ Demerest Brook Park District. This amount is made up of $65,500 <br />programmed from I~andfill TrUst interest earnings and $7,802 of existing park dedication funds in <br />that district. <br /> <br />Last summer a pro~,osed plan was prepared, but surveys of neighborhood residents' preferences <br />suggested some re' risions to plan and budget. The neighborhood impacted by this park was <br />surveyed twice and was specifically invited to a Park Commission meeting, held at the park, on <br />their design prefen nces last summer. Additionally, one of the Park Commissioners currently <br />resides in this sub~ [ivision and has conducted her own informal survey of the neighborhood. <br />Pursuant to these ccinments, the attached plan and budget have been prepared by staff. <br /> <br />This plan was revi{ wed by the Park Commission at their meeting on Thursday, May 11, 1995. <br />They recommende~ approval of the plan with slight modifications to ensure grading expenditures <br />are minimized and t4) reflect their preference that play equipment be concentrated in a single area. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The survey of neigh~y:~rhood residents indicated consensus on two priorities for park development: <br />(a) playground equipment, and (b) prairie restoration. There was also some consensus among <br />those expressing cbncerns that the natural environment should not be degraded. Thus, staff <br />identified play equipment and environmental restoration/preservation as two key features for <br />consideration. Thelattached plan calls for a play area for toddlers and older children, as well as <br />restoration of natur$1 prairie, new wildlife habitat (bluebird boxes and duck boxes), a boardwalk <br />through one portion~"of the wetland, and educational signage describing the ecological communities <br />within the Park. <br /> <br />Sports facilities, such as basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts, were strongly favored by some <br />residents and strongly opposed by others. The attached plan suggests development of one tennis <br />court, as this facilit~t is likely to be the least controversial of the sports facilities, and. because the <br />City of Ramsey hadidentified in the 199I Parks Comprehensive Plan that it was severely lacking <br />in tennis courts. Pi~.nic shelters were not a favored item among survey respondents and have been <br />withdrawn from th{proposal. Residents of Fox Ridge continue to request park development. <br /> <br />Attached for your information: <br /> <br /> · Fox Park ~udget proposal ~. - <br /> · Fox Park s!te location map and proposed site plans <br /> <br />The following documents will also be available at the meeting, for review: <br /> <br /> iPrevious bpdget proposal with boardwalk breadown <br /> Previous site plans <br /> Previous p~k narrative <br /> <br /> <br />