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OUR COMMUNITY 1997. PARKS/LIBRARY would include lights and irrigation and the softball fields and baseball fields would include fencing. With IN thvdopnwiiL of the NEEDS REFERENDUM IITEMS adult softball fields at a new community hark ' Ovel the past few years Prior Lake residents:,have requested improvements W their 1,AKEFRONT11ARKDEVLLOI'MEN'l' the fields at the Pond's would he utilized by the youth program. Ilk would also relieve nei ghborllood & conununit r]rks. Prior This park develo�menl would coincide with b Y ! I I the pressure on the: nei ghhol hood parks, Lake Athletics for Youth (P.L.A.Y.) and the the Lakefront Park Master Plan which was l . ; , which are currently being used for organized (, 1 r iot I akel Soccer Club have expressed lie developed by,the community and the I a►ks games. This hark would also include space ,need �fis1 more athletic fields & Advisory Committee and approved by the for a future picnic facility, playground, . 'Jmp]overnents to the existing facilities. The City Council. The plan includes ingwovc(l outdoor skating and trails. The development Friends of the Library have patiently been access and parking, a Inge playground, and co of thicommunity park would serve the waiting for renovations to the existing library multi-purpose building which would serve as l'ttllllllllco needs for tic 1wu 1.`�-211 years. in an effort to provide more books, materials, a warming house, concessions, restroonts, and expanded hours of operation to the and natural resources education center. Trails 1,111RARYANU RESOURCE CENTER residents of the community. would be expanded and improved. Baseball. The Prior Lake Library needs to expand in and Socccr fields would be upgraded. Also order to meet the needs of Ilse community. ': P11..10R LAKUT0PU1,A'rJON included in the plan are "Tennis Courts, Sand The current Library building is a retrofitted Volleyball, Scenic Overlooks, and the I<op's bank building and floes not meet A.D.n. 1980: 7,284 g Historical farm. 'The plan also includes the ' f1��fi: simidards (Anteric•ans Willi Disabilities Act). 1 � 5U0 1 preservation and mmnagement of the italmAl Also included in Ibr design of ibis building is N UL(1: 2l.,UUO (1'roJecled) resources within (lie park. Copies of the plan a dance studio and Coll ununity loons which O are available at the Library and ('fly Ilall. A would be used for rrrrcalion programs, HOW TO PROVIDE hOlt C-t1111111111lity 11alldStand/ Amphitheater is � � also included in the plan. c•�on►ntu►tily ntcelings, and for the popular L r(� ` Prior Lake (lance program. Re\k•nues which THESE NL+ L+ DS are now being used for rl'l1I at Ilu' [Mall could ICOI�hAItM ACQUISL'l'ION bell( offset the operating costs cal the Library One way in which to provide for these needs Acquisition of the Kop Farm is critical to (lie and Resource ('enter.operating c sts (11 the space Library would be for the City to offer a bond ulliniale design of Lakefront I ark. The Darin would he Resource used by II�� City and referendum in February of 1997. A bond would he maintained as a historical farm the Library. referendum gives all citizens an opportunity which would be programmed by the Parks `i to express their opinion. It will also provide a and Recreation Department: Potential NF.ICIIROR11OO1)AND COI`�111'IUNn'Y reasonable way for the City to fund and programming would include holiday I?vc•nls' PARK IMPROVEN'l1?I'I I'S. execute improvements. if approved, the Ilislorical Education Programs, Heritage Okler style playground equipnuciit would be inveybuent would be spent over the next Festivals, and Community Events. The replaced with playground equipment,Wllicll Ihrec,,years. But We costs will be spread out property is also necessary to I"ovide is accessible and meets cuiwnt safely over 20 years. 'Phis is the most equitable way h"proyed access to the park. standards. Old hallfield backstops would be to snake certain all present and future replaced and athletic Fields would be residents share both the benefits of the COMMUNITY PARK L.ANI) improvements and the financial responsi- ACQUISITION AND DEVELOI'AiEN,1, intprovcd. "Trails would he upgraded and .bilities for then]. Approximately IN acres of land is necessary improved. Light> and ir►�►gation,would he added to The Ponds Park so 'that' the to construct the community park. This cost conuuunily could gel oplilmun use of this L�of>t> 01'e Infarinati}uit, pie ii eaii Pflrks would include the construction of adult and facility. Security and parking lot lighting 1116 W AR NAtIou Dlreetotr>1'autl"HUNxehogs youth athletic fields. Four adult softball fields, would also he added for safely and the cri' Re+�rtltitltl Sulie>C'vlsoi' II; t Wonllfiull ' two combination youth/adult hallfields, two reduction of vandalism. at`r1�17!123U:' youth baseball fields one youth/adult baseball / field, and four soc( 1'ields. Atlilctic Iiclds