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{ Referendu m continued from page 1 3h l9 y <br /> =+ nal say over Prior Lake's library way." he said that the city"had some real <br /> plans, but she said, "We'll work it "We're really excited," he said. serious concerns" to face if the ref- <br /> out." With the demand for athletic fields, erendum had not passed... <br /> The first step in the process is for <br /> the city.and county to get together to <br /> determine who makes what decisions. <br /> A building committee will be formed <br /> p with representatives of the county li- <br /> brary board,Friends of the Library, <br /> the county and city. After an archi- <br /> tect is hired and plans formalized, <br /> construction could begin. Williams <br /> said that the whole process could take <br /> about two years. <br /> The Prior Lake parks department <br /> u has part of their plan in place and <br /> > ° could begin work in the Lakefront <br /> } Park area in early spring. <br /> J <br /> O a Lakefront Park will receive new <br /> a b accesses, more parking lots, play- <br /> ground equipment,upgraded athlet- <br /> ic fields, a multipurpose building, <br /> tennis, volleyball and basketball <br /> courts, and improved trails. Kops <br /> Farm,located on the east side of the <br /> park, would be acquired and main- <br /> tained as a historical farm. <br /> Hokeness said that the design and <br /> engineering work on the park plans <br /> will begin in the very near future. <br /> "But you won't see any significant <br /> dirt moving until fall," he said. He <br /> explained that as plans are developed <br /> and let out for bids, ouncil approval <br /> will be needed "ever) step of the <br /> r - <br /> t <br /> 0 LL <br /> V c: <br /> c Z <br /> GCr <br /> c <br /> Y � <br />