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-9- May 10, 1975 Pineaood Elemen[ary Schoal - 4.& acres - developed Pinewood Elemen[ary School is located at County Rozd I and Quincy S[ree[. The si[e presen[1y nas a mujoc schocl w �plc::� 3 ��L' £i=1ds, pt=ygmund appara[us and one hard court surface. There has been no major water problem a[ Pine:uood to our knowledge. Red Oak School - 2.0 acres - developed Red Oak School is SocateL a[ Red Oak Drive and Sherwood Aoad. The exis[ing facilities a[�Red Oak include a major school complex, 2 ball fields, some old playground equipmen[ and one hard cour[ surface. There are no major wa[er runoff problems at Red Oak at [his [ime. Silvez Viev Park - 16.6 acres - undeveloped ({Je are in the process of acquiring an addi[ional 19 acres) Silver Viev Park is locaied a[ the corner oi Counry Road H-2 and Silver Lake Road. There presently is no developmen[ a[ Silver View except foz the 100 community gazden lots [ha[ have been plowed, It should be no[ed [ha[ staff envisions Silver View [o be a major community park wiffi ex[ensive developmenc in [he nex[ five years. Included in the ini[ial development plan are 4 ball fields, 2 hockey rinks, 4 termis coures, majox parking lot, trailway system and a lazge multi- purpose hard court surface area. Woodcres[ Park - 2 0 acres - developed Woodcres[ Park is loca[ed at the corner of Woodcres[ Drive and Silvec Lake Road. The existing development includes a lighted hockey rink, tot lot and park shelter building. There are No existing wa[er problems a[ Woodcres[ Park: 1. There is s[anding waier alr�os[ year round in the open ditch xuaning along Silver Lake Road from which staff has received a.nur�ber of complain[s in [he past from a safety s[andpoin[. _. In addition m the poten[ial safety problem, the site is a breeding area for mosqui[ozs and is eesthe[ically not pleasi.ng. 2. The entire nor[hwest end of the park is lowland and standing vater is a continual problem. Civic Cen[ec Park - 12.9 acres - developed Civic Cenrer Park is loca[ed a[ the wrner of Highway 10 and Edgewood Drive. The erzis[ing development consis[s of 2 ball Helds, 2 picnic shelter buildings� a barbecue area and to[ lo[. There is only one va[er ptoblem ai Civic Cencer Park which is loca[ed jus[ nor[h of [he wes[ ball field. Again [his s[anding water has 6e.en created because of a low acea and could 6e corrected throu�h grading and fill.