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Miss Carol Kriegler Director, Parks and Recreation City of Falcon Heights 2044 W. Larpenteur Falcon Heights, MN 55113 Dear Ms. Kriegler, 1666 Coffman, #132 Falcon Heights, MN 55108 May 25, 1993 You and your staff. are to be complimented for an excellent presentation on the proposed changes in Grove Park. It was a good forum for those who will be impacted by the park to present their views. One of your staff asked me how. many homes at 1666 would be affected by park lighting. As you know the building is H-shaped. There would be six homes on the southwest end of the building nearest the park. We live on the inner courtyard side of the southeast wing which encompasses 9 homes. That gives a total of 15 directly affected by any light-spill. I have been particularly vocal as the brilliant orange lens of that inappropriate high-intensity light is truly baleful. However, I am comforted by your assurances that you will keep this in mind in selecting park lighting. I served for five years on the Lauderdale City Council during a time when we improved our city park at Roselawn and Fulham. Improved picnic tables, grills, and lighting provided a perfect atmosphere for the gathering of young people spring, summer and fall to the distress of bordering homeowners. It is my thought that the construction of a gazebo with the mentioned "security Qighting" will prove toq~he same headache. A Grove homeowner at the south end of the park did make this comment. I support the comments of another Grove owner who favored a take-down shelter for winter skating. I think you would find this most satisfactory in the long run. I speak from experience when I say that Lauderdale had many, many difficult times over beer parties and late night gatherings in our "improved park." The city was forced to have regular police patrols to keep it within acceptable bounds. Another item for your consideration is the proposed pathway to intersect 1666 Coffman's service road. There were some concerns offered, but I do not recall any concrete acceptance. To use our service lane as a connection back to Coffman St. from a hard-surfaced pathway would most assuredly invite roller-bladers, s~$~boarders, bicyclists, and even pedestrians on to our property. Such usage o ,~ ard-surfaced drive and very large patio (already used by children on bicycles), even though innocently, would put our association at risk fora liability lawsuit in case of injury.. Our Board of Directors has not had the opportunity to think this possibility through, and they certainly should before implemention of a pathway with a direct connection through the park to our service drive. cc: Marcia Sundquist Norma Olson Harald Jensen Maynard Reynolds, Assoc. President `.S~ 1 y ~ a2~ Q~l ~~ ane Lindberg ~~ .~,