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• • • Planning and Zoning Board October 10, 1984 Page -2- - The nearby residents have requested the City keep the property as a green space. Mr. Mike Mastro, Mr. Roger Haufmeister and Mr. Ward were the primary, spokesmen for the residents of the area. The residents have petitioned to keep the property as park with all in agreement except those involved in the LaMotte estate. Their reasons were: proposed plat would cause worse traffic problem in the area, population density would be too high, possibility of water drainage problem, LaMotte park centralized in the area (proposed exchange property would not be), the pro- posed exchange area (referred to as Outlot A on map) is submarginal land which would possibly not be suitable for park property, and several other reasons. - The Park Board remembered agreeing at one time to grade and seed the area, but this was never done because it was a low priority item and was always bypassed by higher priority requests. The residents said they occasionally use the land and would agree to mow it and maintain it if the City would grade and seed it. The Park Board would agree to consider the possibility of developing the area with a tot lot if the residents strongly encouraged such action. - Mrs. Drewlo and Mrs. Tuckner presented two sketches of proposed plats using the current LaMotte Park property for development and exchanging it for "Outlot A" on their maps. Both sketches presented a traffic flow problem. The Park and Planning and Zoning Boards felt that the residents showed enough interest in saving the LaMotte park to convince the Boards that this would be the best alternative -- the LaMotte park property should continue as park property as it was dedicated. They also felt that in keeping the current LaMotte park dedicated land as a green space, and not allowing Mrs. Drewlo and Mrs. Tuckner to plat a street running though this area, some of the potential traffic problem in the LaMotte proposed third addition would be avoided. The Planning and Zoning Board felt that the Park Board should make a formal recommendation to this affect to the Council. The P & Z Board then broke for a recess at which time the Park Board held a formal meeting on this issue. (See Park Board minutes of October 10 for a motion.) P & Z Board reconvened at 9:00 P.M.