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DEPAflTMENT OF PARKS, , RECREHTION ANO FORESTRV Cif o� �ou�o�s Ve�i � qqMSEVCOVNTY,MINNE50TA '1001 NIGNWAV 10 MOUNOS V IEW, MINN. 55f II MEPU TO: Baxry Bauer, Director af Community Education, Mounds View School Diatrict 11621 PROM: Bruce Anderaon, Director of Parka, Recreatian S Forestry, City of Moimds View DATE: February 16, 1978 RB: Development of Edgewood Jr. High School Outdoor Facilities "Man fwctiona as a total organism. Each experience and each learning opportunity leaves a lasting imprint on his total being. They not only make changea in his or her meatal or physical being� but also in [heir social and emotional attitudea. For a fruitful and puxposeful liviag, man must be an active participant in more phasea of educational and reczea- [ional endeawrs and e�cperiences than those foimd merely in the classroom during his school years." * It was with those wozds in mind that the combined planning efforta of City OEficials, School Administrators, Phy-Ed Teachers and Community Educators began the project of developing a master plan for the outdoor facilities at Edge�aood Jr. High. TAe firat phase of planning began by assessing the erziating facilities in relatioa to the preaent and future demands on the site. There presenely are two major users of the Edgewood School site. that being the day school program ead municipal athletic programs. A rough drawing of [he existing facilities can be found in Addendum A. As can be no[ed the site presently has one baseball iield, 3 softball fielda, 4[ennia courts and one football field. It should be noted that Edgewood Jr. High has the only tennia courts and official foo[ball field located vithin the boundaries of the City of Mounds View. The preaent condition of the baseball and softball fields fe at 6est deplorable. The tennis couxts are presently in need of resurfacing and the net posts should be ceplaced due to poor construction. The football field although freshly sodded in 1576, is also in poor condition, because of misuve and poor mainteaance procedures. After reviewing the existing facilities it was determined that becauae of the high demand that the fields are presently experiencing, we could not cut baek in the number of facilicies. So rather Uan revamp tLe entire area, [he planning •Plannin¢ Areas aud Facilities for Heal[h. Physical Hducation and Recreation. The Athletic Ins:itute. 1966.