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E. TITTERUD PARK NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYFIELD This park contains 7.17 acres located between Ramsey Boulevard on the east and Jaspar Street N.W. on the west. Because this site is located with good access, it is being developed with a ballfield, two tennis courts and a picnic area. Proposal A child's tot lot should be added to this site with playground apparatus. Parking lots should be blacktopped and backstops installed for the ballfields. A small shelter area should be constructed. F. PELTZER NEIGHBORHOOD PLAY AREAS This 11.9 acres probably has the most potential at present for becoming the nicest passive area in the City. The park is partially developed -- with only some playground equipment, picnic tables, grills and benches. During the winter, the pond serves as an ice - skating rink. Access is good from Kamacite Street and 150th Avenue N.W. Consideration should be given to reshaping the area -- around the pond, and additional planting and smoothing out the terrain. This then would lend itself to such improvements as walking paths, an aesthetic viewing area, children's play areas and allow for a shelter. Proposal Because this 11.9 acre site probably has the most potential for becoming the nicest mixed use area in the City, it is proposed that the park be developed to the extent of cleaning brush, cleaning the shoreline of the pond, making walkways, improving on the play- ground area, and making plantings of various kinds for shade, screen- ing and visual enhancement. It is also proposed that additional acreage at the south end of the site be acquired and developed as a connecting corridor from Peltzer to the sanitary landfill -- which is proposed as a large community or possibly a regional recreation site. G. SUPPORTING PARK LANDS OWNED BY THE CITY Because of the historic growth patterns of the City, there are many very small parcels of park land spread throughout the community. Since the City already has an abundance of municipally owned acres; has two (2) community facilities which should be adequate for the foreseeable future; and has access to numerous public and private alternative recreational facilities, the City should concentrate on developing the areas currently owned. As urbanization of the community follows new park land should be critically acquired so that it provides the type of park facilities that are most benefi- cial for long -term use. 15