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a. Upkeep of the ' present infrastructure of parks is planned such as re- surfacing Groveland Park tennis courts (at a cost of approximately $3,800) plus the addition of new improvements including trailway development (with $20,000 budgeted as a matching grant contribution),heightening of balifield fences at City Hall, Silver View and Greenfield Parks. The Department is in dire need of up-to-date park maps, professionally drawn for reference and grant applications. The planned use for Park Dedication monies will be to enhance or develop trailways including a bridge at Silver View Park storm water ditch or other trailway grant matches. Other Park Dedication Funds are planned for paving Woodcrest Parking lot, replacement of playground equipment, and construction of a small youth athletic field at Woodcrest Park. **The cost for contracting services to pave the entire width of all pedestrian easements has been included in the budget. This project may be eligible for a trailways improvement grant. (This project has been reduced from $10,000 to $5,000). GREENFILED PARK CULVERT PROJECT ALONG RICE CREEK: Another long term park project is the modification of the judicial ditches which run through Greenfield Park. The idea is to provide a way in which the trailway can loop back through the park along the south border of the nature area. This would require culverting the ditch in the area of the baseball field right field area would provide for a greater distance for right field. The judicial ditches are under the jurisdiction of Rice Creek Watershed and would require permitting. Also, the costs of culverts and contractual services would be necessary. FORESTRY: The specific goal for the Forestry program is to continue to remain a Tree City USA distinction which is required for future grants and funding. One of the criteria for qualifying for Tree City USA status is a yearly operating budget of no less than two dollars per capita. The Department will continue to work within the one day per week service allotment of the joint powers agreement which allows for one day per week for tree disease 35 "These items have been eliminated from the proposed 1994 Budget at the July 19, 1993 Work Session.