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Parks and Recreation Commission
February 15th, 1995
Present
Morrie Nicholson
Greg Scheafer
Steve Schugel
Carol Wiesberg
Nancy Wickhem -Chair and Secretary
Carol Kriegler -Parks and Recreation Director
John Hustad -Council Liaison
Absent
Jackie Benson
. Community Playroom
Carol Kriegler and Nancy Wickhem gave a report on the community
playroom open house held Saturday February 4th. Over 100 people
attended. Crafts and refreshments were offered and the St. Anthony police
visited. Feedback was very positive. The playroom has been operational for
1 1/2 weeks.
Falcon Heights School Site Improvement
Carol Kriegler updated the commission on the Falcon Heights school site
improvement. The schematic plan was approved by the site improvement
committee on February 6th, and it is now requested that the commission
approve it for recommendation to the city council. The proposal includes
hard court construction, play equipment, ball field reconstruction, as well
as some grading and excavation. The commission unanimously approved.
Curtiss Field Public Phone
At the request of a Falcon Heights resident, the commission re-addressed
the issue of a public phone at Curtiss Field. The phone was recently pulled
in an attempt to curb the vandalism and illegal and undesirable behavior
that was frequently occurring in the park. The resident was concerned that
the lack of an accessible phone presented asafety /security risk to persons
• using the park. Carol Kriegler compiled related newspaper articles and
surveyed several surrounding communities regarding the availability of
public phones in parks. This information was made available to the
commission to facilitate discussion. The commission felt strongly that the
city's best interests were served by pulling the phone, and that the decision
had been made very thoughtfully. The commission overwhelmingly felt
that the presence of a phone was a greater liability than an asset.
Undesirable activity immediately decreased after the phone was removed.
The commission voted unanimously to uphold it's original decision. The
concerned resident was unable to attend the meeting but did receive copies
of all documents.
Submitted by Nancy Wickhem -Chair and Secretary
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