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✓ DEPARTM1IENT UF PARKS, RECflEAT10N AND FOFESTFtV C►f of �ou�o�s �ie�l � Rl�MSEV COUNTY,MiNNESOTA T401 NIGHWAV 10 MOUNOS V I E W, MINN. 65112 MEhID T0: Bacry Bauer, Director of Communi[y Education, lWunds View School Dietrict I1621 FROM: Bruce Anderson, Direc[or of Parks, Recreation d Forestry, City of Pbunds View DATE: February 16, 1978 RE: Development of Edgewood Jr. Hish School Outdoor Facilities "Man functions as a total organtsm. Each er.perience and each learning opportunity leaves a lasting imprint on his [otal beins. They not only make changes in his or her mental or physical being, 6ut also in their social and emotional attitudes. For a fruitful and purposeful living, man must be an active participant in more phases of educational and recrea- tional endeavors and experiencea than those found merely in the classroom during his school years." * It was with those words in mind tl�at the combined planning efforts of City Officials, School Administra[ors, Phy-Ed Teachers and Comnunity Educators began [he project ot developing a nas[ex plan for tlie outdoor facilities at Edsewood Jr. High. The firs[ phase of planning hegan by assessing the existing facilities in relation to the present and future demands on the ai[e. There presently are two major users of the Edgewood School eite, that being the day school program and municipal a[hletic prog*ams. A rough drawing of the existing iacilities can be found in Addendum A. As can be noted the site presently has one baseSall field, 3 softball fields, 4 tennis cour[s and one football field. I[ st�ould be no[ed that Edgevood Jr. High has Uie only tennis cour[s and official foo[ball field located within the bomdaries of [he City of Pfounds VLew. 17ie present condition of tUe baseball nnd softball fields ia at best deploruble. The tennis courts are presently in need of tesurfacing and tlie net posts should be replaced due�to poor construction. The football field although freshly sodded in 1976, is also in poor condi[ion, because of misuse and ponC maintenance procedurc,� �`�� „ �, i.r; : Aftcr �reviewLng the existing faciltties it i+as detcrmined that because of the high demand [hat the fielda are presently experiencing, a�e muld not cut back in tfie number of facilities. So rnthcr than revamp the entire areh, t6e plunning *Pl.�nninr. Arcus nnd FF�cili[les for Hcal[hs Physical EAucation und Recreation. Tlw Athlr.tic Insticute. 194G.