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Background <br />As urbeniaetion spreade out a- <br />crose the land in rasidential <br />and commercisl developmente, oi- <br />tan little lsnd !a sat aeide for <br />rocreatlon and open spece for <br />future qenerations. The Ciay of <br />Nounds Vierr ie vsry fortunate in <br />lhst it hss hed unusual fora- <br />•Lght in settSng aside eleven <br />park sites end is wrrently tak- <br />inq eteps to e�cpand Silver View <br />Park. While there le a veriety <br />of baeic recreational facilitiea <br />:aE almost all of the parka, it <br />beaame apparent with thn growth <br />of the City that expansion of <br />theae facilities Ss neceseary. <br />:PCior to the developnent of <br />���tlx�ae paek lands, however, it <br />wae deemed necessary to under- <br />teke the preparation of a Naster <br />_Park Development Plan. Thie <br />.plan waa considered esaential in <br />orde.r to optimlze the use of the <br />land and budget. Thia pro- <br />cedure providea an orderly basis <br />which allowa plwsed development <br />to-be undertaken !n a menner <br />:�:�whi:ch anticipetea fulure needa <br /><:'and<utilizationa, without <br />atcaininq the city's financea. <br />Tbe Mounda View Park <br />Camniasion and City Staff <br />working with ita conault- <br />enta, developed s eludy in <br />eupport of Ghe actual plan. <br />The qoel o! the etudy wea tha <br />ceeation of a Meater Plan whSch <br />cen serve as e gui8eline foc a <br />continued developnent prngram. <br />Tfiie hlaeter ?lsn includea the <br />recreational and civic neede of <br />the convnunity and ia based upon <br />the ecological, as well aa the <br />creative and logical use of the <br />existinq aites. <br />The purpose of this brochure ie <br />to record the concluaiona reaehed <br />aa well as the process uaed in <br />making these decisions. It ie <br />believed that thie brochure <br />wlll provide a meaninqful <br />guideline for future oark <br />development Sn the City of <br />Mounds Vlew. <br />Scope of Prc�ram <br />The overall�pnrk planniny <br />program tor !hs City oi�� <br />Mounds Vie++ embraces <br />3 ma�or ele�nentsa <br />• The prapsration of a <br />Community Recrastion? <br />Prolile adEr�ss�d to <br />an anelysls o! <br />exlsYing laclilti�s <br />end a d�Germination .� � <br />of racraation nsed�. <br />* The prepeletion ot' <br />environmental <br />anelyaia an8 devel- <br />opment plana for eaeh- <br />park aite. <br />The ptepnration <br />Guide to Action <br />long ranqe canp <br />henaive park.de� <br />opment progrem <br />cluding conts ai <br />phasing based oi <br />previoue determ <br />tion of needs ai <br />expeeted availel <br />funds. <br />