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Mr. Cook: In all reality, all you can be assured of is what you bought. I moved out here for that <br />too. I have a large lot behind me but I don't know what will happen with it. This particular area <br />has been a planned park for a long time. <br /> <br />Resident: It was the Westphal property, then Waste Management's, and the City just got it so it <br />has not been a planned park for a long time. <br /> <br />Ms. Hermanson: I have four wheelers, snowmobiles, etc. in my yard. <br /> <br />Mr. Boos: These trail links are important because we want to minimize people going through other <br />people's yards. <br /> <br />A discussion ensued around the aerial map. Also, the group broke up into three groups - some <br />with City staff and some with Park Commissioners, and held a discussion. The points gathered <br />from the discussions were that the residents felt the residential development should be down-sized <br />and they wondered what traffic impacts would be created from the subdivision and the park at the <br />intersection of 153rd and Sunfish Lake Boulevard. <br /> <br />Mr. Schroeder handed out the preliminary outline of the park development plan. No one has seen <br />this, including the Park and Recreation Commission. They have talked about what should be in <br />that park. We assigned prices to these things for the meeting and I somewhat arbitrarily divided <br />them into phases. This is about an $800,000 park. Development of this land to the north provides <br />about one-half of that. $400,000 is for the purchase of the land and City Council has allocated <br />$40,000 toward development in 1997 to add to that. He asked what's the most important for the <br />park to have - what should be developed first. <br /> <br />Mr. Wissler: I do not know anyone who plays tennis, so no tennis courts. <br /> <br />Mr. Schroeder: I should note that we will probably not develop the park exactly how the <br />neighborhood says, we will have to develop it to meet the needs for the entire community, but it's <br />important to know what the neighbor's opinions are because of the phasing that will occur. <br /> <br />Mr. Wissler: The parks do not get used now. <br /> <br />Mr. Cook: We do not have enough ball fields, and we have had to turn people away. <br /> <br />Mr. Struwve: Put the ball fields where you are putting in the 50 and 75 foot lots. <br /> <br />Mr. Cook: We have to put them on land the City owns. <br /> <br />Mr. Struwve: Put five-acre lots in, and in the park put in a play ground, walkway, trees, etc. You <br />will shove this down our throats how you want it anyway, but that's what we want. <br /> <br />Mr. Wissler: The letter says you want to work with us but you are not going to and I know that. <br /> <br />Mr. Struwve: It's always that way. <br /> <br />Mr. Droegemueller: We need ball fields. The athletic association is already programming ball field <br />usage and we are at a maximum for 1996. We have 1,250 kids and basically two parks in the City <br />of Ramsey with ball fields. We are doubling up and turning kids away because we have nowhere <br />for them to play. <br /> <br />Mr. Wissler: I have a lot of friends who hang out in bars and they all play ball in Ramsey. <br /> <br />Alpine Neighborhood Meeting/January 2, 1997 <br /> Page 3 of 7 <br /> <br /> <br />