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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 18 - Sanctuary Park Survey Recap Comments 1. Nice addition to the development 2. We would like the park installed as soon as possible so our children and others in the neighborhood can enjoy it. 3. Please move forward with putting the park in as soon as possible this year. There are more than 50 young kids in our neighborhood who will greatly benefit from the park. 4. Our family would like the park installed as soon as possible this year so we can use it. We have emailed the city council twice in support of this - please do the right thing and build the park for our neighborhood kids. 5. We are very neutral in determining whether the park goes in this year or next spring. We believe the park setting is more appropriate further away from the residents property lines that are closest to the park! 6. Why is this questioned at this point. It has already been approved. 7. Our farm shares the property line of the park totally on the west side from north to south. We would like to understand the park's fencing and control of visitors. Location of control barrier affect on existing natural tree line. 8. Not visible from street, no parking for visitors or city service vehicles doing maintenance. Will there be trash receptacles back there? How often will they be attended to? What is approximate size of playground equipment? How tall? What does the playset include? For what age range? We were given no details on equipment. Wait until everyone is fully informed. 9. I would like the park to go in this fall 10. Since the park was already approved by the Council, we need to proceed as originally planned. One or two families new to the development should not be able to override/reverse the approval. We have been promised the park for years and look forward to a neighborhood gathering place for our families. 11. The location has been known and agreed upon through proper channels. We don't feel that we should wait for the other neighborhood, but the design should consider the other neighborhood with a Phase 1 and Phase 2 plan. Phase 1 (the proposed Sanctuary Park) should move forward. 12. We want the park installed as soon as possible this year. 13. We feel that this park is a great opportunity for our neighborhood/community to thrive. The park will allow our children to develop and strengthen relationships amongst their peers. Thank you for your time. 14. A. Wait for development to the south to go in and allow for better design and function of parking. Or B. move to northern point of the 6 acre outlot and allow parking from current dead end. Concerns for current park location. Concerns for current park designated location: (A) Safety concern regarding the location of park and proximity of the underground gas and utilities (B) Safety concern for the secluded location – private property to west and tree line. Not exposed enough and may be inviting to predators. (C) We had the understanding that the current walking/biking paths were designated for homeowners of the development, not open to all – city and neighboring homeowners/traffic. (D) Current path alongside lot is not sufficient to support traffic to/from a city park. No designated parking to support traffic to/from city park. (E) The name “Sanctuary” by definition means “safe haven – place of safety/” (F) I will not feel safe with a city park that is open to all within city and neighboring communities with only access (parking, traveling to/from) the city park via my side/back yard. The easement alongside the road is designated to city for public works use – street maintenance /plowing and access to utilities. Not easement for parking/foot traffic to access path to park. (G) I will post “NO trespassing” signs and “private property” signs if this becomes a nuisance, which I suspect it will. (H) This directly impacts the families that are located in the SW corner of the development. These families should have been kept abreast during the planning process, including all communications between the HOA and the City of Lake Elmo. (I) As a city owned/maintained park – I feel this location is not conducive to allow proper access/exposure to law officials to “police” the park itself. I feel the homeowners within closes proximity and park access points will feel the unwanted responsibility to “police” the park and watch for suspicious faces/behavior. (J) I strongly feel a park should be in an open space with road access and designated parking for public and easy access for all including the law enforcement, but also safety vehicles if the need arises. 15. Please install park as soon as possible. 16. With appropriate landscaping, this location would work well. Would like some benches near the play equipment. There are numerous young children in this neighborhood that would use the park right away! 17. The location of the park has been clear since the birth of Sanctuary. The paths to the park area have been paved for years. 18. We would prefer to have a larger park with space for children and families to gather and play games such as kickball, football, etc. If the park waited for further development location and space change are more probable. To create a short sighted park with the only available location and the same amenities as what most neighborhood yards already have doesn't make sense other than following through on a promise. 19. 90% or greater of this neighborhood built their homes and everyone knew the park location when choosing lots. Also, Teresa Silvernale did a detailed survey over a year ago looking at interest in the park and it was and is overwhelmingly supported by all except those whom chose to live near it. 20. When we purchased our house in 2009, all paperwork clearly indicated the park would be in the location proposed. The trails and roads are set up for development to the south and west. 21. The location of the proposed park is not ideal as it's not in a centrally located spot. Also, it is very bug infested back there so I wouldn't want my children using it. 22. We are 100% in favor of a park here, but the location needs to be thought out with regard to the neighbors bordering the proposed location. Other items to consider is parking - logistics to access the park. 23. We would like to see any large play equipment placed in the "lower park" area, and we would like the "upper park" area used only for trails or low-visibility amenities such as horseshow pits, bocce courts, shuffleboard, etc. If street parking becomes an issue, we would like to see plans made to provide parking near the "Lower park" when it is developed. We would like to understand the city's plan to keep the park clean and safe. 24. We look forward to the proposed park being implemented in the Sanctuary development. We are 5 year residents with children ages 6 years, 4 years. And 4 weeks. We have been anxiously waiting for this project to get traction, and we hope the city will support an immediate install. 25. We indeed are in favor of the installation of the Sanctuary of Lake Elmo neighborhood park - and as soon as possible this year. We have been here since 2007 and are looking forward to its completion. 26. We live in the home across the street from homes directly adjacent to the park (marked in red on map). We support immediate installation of the park equipment as placed if there is use of mounded earth, trees, and bushes to buffer the adjacent homes from the park as marked on the reverse side. We are likely to be impacted by parking along our property for those using the park but do not have concerns about that although consideration of inclusion of parking with future adjacent park development would be appreciated. 27. We want the park to go through as planned for construction still this year. 28. It has been brought to my attention that Sletten's removed trees from parkland. Before our tax dollars go toward creating a tree buffer for them, this needs to be addressed by the city. They should pay to replace the trees that were removed from city property behind their land. 29. We support the idea of a neighborhood park. Parks should build community and foster positive relations amongst our children and adults. Processes should be inclusive and transparent. Great efforts were made toward this, but it sounds like there is room for improvement. Better to do the park "right" than to do it right away. Grateful to have watched the 9-15 park meeting online. Thank you. 30. We are wondering if a survey or discussion could take place to evaluate other locations. Feedback from neighbors and other city representatives and employees have indicated that the center of Sanctuary and also the "down below" location could be a possibility. If we waited until May 2015 we could evaluate the "down below" area and also see if the other neighborhodd gets platted. 31. No - other than in favor of more trails put back there. Just no desire for a park. 32. We are in favor if the proposed location of park is where it was originally planned to be when neighborhood was developed. Otherwise we say wait.