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CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1995 do the work. Marty continued by saying the residents had put a lot of sweat equity in this park. Approximately two weeks ago they poured the cement for the basketball court. The playground company will be giving (at no charge) the neighborhood a Four Seater -Teeter because some of the posts, that were delivered, were the wrong color. The staff will be putting pea rock and edging in. Marty invited the Board to come and see this new park. He is very proud of the Park Maintenance staff and the job they do for the City of Lino. Lakes. Birchwood Park - Marty said the city crews will have to do a "total kill" of the grass in this area again because it started growing again after the first total kill was done. Marty has been in contact with the neighborhood group and they may wait and implement this park next year. City Hall Park - This will be the next project the city crews will be working on so that the building, from Shoreview, can be moved in this fall. Tables - Moline Concrete has given the City of Lino Lakes, through the Friends of the Park, 12 handicap accessible tables. The city crews have poured eight slabs at Country Lakes Park, two at Birch Park and two at Wenzel Park for these tables. Birch Park - The city crew poured the extra concrete, from the picnic slab pour, around the building to start a handicap access. Concrete will now have to be poured from this area to the road. Plaques have been ordered for the tables that will recognize Moline Concrete as donors through the Friends of the Park. Brandywood Park - Marty passed out a letter from a group of residents that have concerns about this park. He discussed their concerns with tree removal, the area for the basketball court, parking and traffic, and their lack of involvement in the park process. He told the Board that after a few field meetings it was determined that the _ problem was not the master plan that was approved, but the location of a wetland on the master plan. This was a problem because of the intended buffer of trees that we determined to leave and the location of the trees on the 3