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• walks. We signed our papers and construction was under way. A few months after we closed and moved in, we get a letter from the city with "proposed" park plans and a note saying that if we do not get a grant, the park will not be built. Now, we are all anxiously awaiting the results of the grant application this fall. My only concern is what will happen to the land if we do not get the grant. I am hoping that the City of Lino Lakes will find some money in the budget to put in a smaller scale park so that the children in this neighborhood will have someplace safe to run and play. I would think that with all of the revenue being generated by the building permits and new taxes they would find it for us and soon. We are a growing community in an area with no parks within a walking distance for the 500 + children who live here (this is an estimated number, we have 260+ homes and I have • figured at least 2 children per home. Some may have more like my neighbor who has 4). The closest park is across County Road 14 in Centerville, not within walking distance and certainly not a safe bike route for children! We are in need of a park and I am frustrated to find out that if we do not get the grant, there may not be a park. Than what will become of the land and our home values when this area becomes the garbage pit it already has become for the builders in the area to leave there unused materials. We as a community are willing to install playground equipment so that our children will have a place to run and play. A place where they can go with Grandma and Grandpa when they come to visit. A place where a family can have a picnic and play a game of touch football, soccer or softball. A place to learn to skate in the winter. A place a child can learn to play a team sport such as tee ball, softball, baseball, soccer, football, and hockey. A place where they can learn to