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HILLVIEW PARK - REDEVELOPMENT <br />HILLVIEW PARK IS A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK - 3.2 ACRES - LOCATED IN THE <br />MIDDLE OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY. THE PARK IS LOCATED ON <br />LONG LAKE ROAD, A MAJOR NORTH/SOUTH ARTERIAL ROAD. REDEVELOPMENT <br />OF THIS PARK WAS INSTIGATED BY ADJACENT HOMEOWNERS WHO COMPLAINED <br />ABOUT THE MELTING ICE RINK WATER DRAINING INTO THEIR BACK YARDS. <br />NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS ASSISTED THE PARKS AND RECREATION <br />COMMISSION AND STAFF TO COME UP WITH A NEW PARK DESIGN TO <br />REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS DONE IN 1988. <br />1. <br />New playground <br />equipment and benches <br />$15,000 <br />2. <br />Construction of <br />a drainage swale <br />2,000 <br />3. Relocated the park building and put it <br />on block foundation 6,000 <br />4. Benches, picnic tables, drinking fountains 1,000 <br />5. Sand volleyball court 700 <br />6. Rollerblade Rink (paved hockey rink) 8,000 <br />7. Installed new skating rink lighting 15,094 <br />8. Park building improvements: <br />- replaced exterior siding & shingles <br />- replaced interior wall boards and <br />ceiling tiles <br />- replaced interior carpet 6,000 <br />9. Landscaping, shrubs, and large trees 1,275 <br />Total redevelopment since 1986 $55,119 <br />