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uNAppRovED 1 Mounds View City Council Page Eleven 2 Regular Meeting July 25, 1994 3 4 5 dangerous. Sundwall is not overly concenred with traffic and she does believe that a park is needed in 6 this area. 7 8 Doubl Blood, 7034 Pleasant View Drive, stated that the west side of the park is all wooded and it would 9 be a good place for a predator to hide. If Onan would let the land be landscaped it would probably be all 10 right. He visits Sunnyside which is three minutes away. Opposed to park. 11 12 Jerry Blanski, 2933 Woodale Drive, stated his concerns about the safety of the children and that this areas 13 is too remote of an area for young children. Blanski sited an experience his child had regarding a 14 predator. Woodale Drive is a dead end street. Blanski stated Woodale is a quiet street and a park would 15 create more traffic. Blanski has a part 3/10 of a mile from his house, another 6/10 of a mile from his 16 house and this one would be 2/10 of a mile from his house. He received notice one week ago. Saarion 17 gave a very good presentation but has had time to prepare her presentation, however, the residents only 18 had one week to make notes and counteract this action. Blanski stated that a park is not needed in this 19 area. Blanski stated that the City has not made an adequate way for residents to get to Silver View Park 20 from Woodale. Has the City tried to build up Woodcrest Park? Mr. Blanski took pictures of Woodcrest 21 Park and said it is a worthless park and stated that there is a drain pipe full of water. 22 2 3 Mayor Linke stated that that is a Ramsey County ditch problem. 24 2 5 Blanski stated that when the City can show him that the City can develop a park different than 26 Woodcrest Park he may consider a park. 27 2 8 Mayor Linke invited Blanski to look at the other 29 neighborhood parks. 30 31 Judy Herbst, used to live across from a park, which was the park in Fridley. Herbst stated she moved 32 away from Fridley to get away from the park activity and that is why she moved to Woodale. Herbst 33 stated her opposition to having a park is that it would interupt the quietness of the neighborhood and that 34 the City should improve the existing parks or build a bridge over Silver Lake Road for access to the other 35 parks. 36 3 7 Brian Amundson, 3048 Woodale Drive, stated he is active in the community and is interested in holding 38 down costs. Mr. Amundson stated that most people in attendance are not interested in a park in this area. 39 Control of neighborhood, safety and costs to the City and frustrations in the process that was used. 40 Amundson heard that the grant is in the process and possibly already obtained. Amundson spoke to the 41 owner of the property and he has been maintain the property all this year. He asked the City Council for 42 a permit to do clean fill and he is frustrated with the type of fill that has been brought in to the property. 43 The owner was not told as to what he was going to be paid for his property. Amundson stated that he 44 looked at the sixteen other parks and he stated that these parks have trhough streets next to them. 45 46