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City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting October 5, 1998 Chair Lindy noted there would be more use of the park if it were on school property. Park Improvements Update - Rick overviewed and showed photos of the park improvements for Birch Park, Birchwood Acres, Lino Park, Pheasant Hills Park, Rice Lake Estates Park, and Shenandoah Park. The following are park improvement updates for each park: Birch Park: Removed old playground equipment and installed new equipment . The existing play area was expanded and a new play area was created to accommodate the new playground equipment . A retaining wall and concrete sidewalk were also installed. Birchwood Acres: The playground area was expanded and a Jacobs Ladder climbing apparatus was installed. The internal trail segment was completed. A park bench near the playground area and restoration by the new trail still needs to be done. Lino Park: .+� The old playground equipment was removed with installation of new playground equipment scheduled for October 3 , 1998 . A new backstop and out-of-play fence were installed a few weeks ago. Play benches will be installed sometime this fall . Pheasant Hills Park: Completion of the internal trail and the half court basketball court should be completed within the next few weeks . Construction of the overlook sitting area will begin by the end of the month. Rice Lake Estates Park: Site clearing and grading was recently completed. The half court basketball area and the trail connection to Baldwin Park is progressing. The playground area will be ready for equipment installation which is scheduled for Saturday, October 24 , 1998 . Shenandoah Park: A new playground area was created and new playground equipment was installed. A concrete pad for a park bench and picnic table was also completed. Rick stated the Maintenance staff has recently seeded around the playground areas at Birch Park, Shenandoah Park, and Sunrise Park. 6