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CITY OF LITTLE CANADA - PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN65 <br />Firebarns Skate Park & Old Fire Hall <br />SKATE PARK <br />HOCKEY RINK <br />ADDRESS <br />440 Little Canada Road East <br />PARK SIZE <br />1 acres <br />PARK CLASSIFICATION <br />Community Park <br />OVERVIEW <br />Fire Barns Skate Park is home to Little Canada’s skate park and <br />the Old Fire Hall building. The park also features hockey and <br />pleasure skating rinks, and a warming house built in 2015. The <br />lower level of the Old Fire Hall is available to Little Canada <br />residents and businesses for rent, and offers a meeting space with <br />full kitchen. <br />FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT <br />• Skate Park <br />• Lighted Hockey Rink(1) <br />• Pleasure Skating Rink (1) <br />TRAIL CONNECTIONS <br />Existing sidewalk on Little Canada Road <br />NATURAL RESOURCES <br />Fire Barns Skate Park resides partially on an undeveloped area <br />owned by the City of Saint Paul for its water utility. An informal/ <br />unmaintained path connects the park to the south utilizing the <br />water utility property. <br />ISSUES/OPPORTUNITIES <br />1. The Old Fire Hall is a good community resource, and has the <br />potential to be an even more integral component of the City’s <br />Parks and Recreation system. Recent recommendations for <br />updates to the building include exterior improvements, which <br />will be made in the near future. <br />2. Expansion/upgrades to the skate park including lighting to <br />support use until 9pm and a new grinding rail. <br />3. Interpretation of the history of the site. <br />4. High incidences of vandalism; more programming or <br />additional uses could activate the park and create more ‘eyes <br />on the park’. <br />5. Continued cooperation with St. Paul Regional Water to <br />maintain park use and formalize trail connections. <br />6. Consider acquisition of adjacent property if it becomes <br />available.OLD FIRE HALL <br />r