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Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 October 31, 2002 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director SUBJECT: Project Updates Clearwater Creek Park In order to create better soils and to establish healthy turf, approximately 1500 cubic yards of peat was delivered to the park area. The peat was spread throughout the park and chisel plowed. As soon as the weather cooperates, a netavator will be used to till the peat and mix a couple inches of subsurface clay with the imported peat. The park area will then be surveyed and final graded. Depending upon the completion of the above work, the park area will either be dormant seeded yet this fall or seeded next spring. The trails and basketball court will be paved this spring. The remaining landscaping was recently completed. The gazebo roof panels, beams, and rails have been painted and installed. Electrical service will be run to the gazebo this spring. Highland Meadows Park The development of Highland Meadows Park has seen tremendous progress the past few months. All onsite earthwork including stripping of the vegetative growth and grading work have been completed. One thousand cubic yards of topsoil was imported, spread, and graded throughout the entire park area. All asphalt work including the installation of trails and a half court basketball court, as well as concrete work including the play area curbing, picnic table pads, and park bench pads were also completed. A limited amount of landscaping work may begin yet this fall. This may include seeding several of the naturalized areas around the perimeter of the park with various types of seed mixtures including mesic prairie, wet -mesic prairie, and savanna. An extensive landscaping plan including trees and planting beds are also planned. An irrigation system will also be installed this fall. Playground equipment proposals will be on display at City Hall, 600 Town Center Parkway, in the library on the following dates and times. Monday, December 9 Tuesday, December 10 Wednesday, December 11 Thursday, December 12 12p.m. — 8p.m. 8a.m. — 8p.m. 8a.m. — 8p.m. 8a.m. — 8p.m. Area residents are encouraged to review the playground equipment proposals and provide input. The playground equipment will be installed Spring, 2003.