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GROVELAND PARR APPRAISAL <br />Enclosed is the appraisal of the Newton property which abuts <br />Groveland Park. The Parks crew has been mowing this property for <br />a number of years, because the land has always been approved by <br />owners for use by park users for warm-up catch, small youth <br />batting practice, football throwing, small soccer games, and <br />other unstructured play. <br />The Newton family is interested in selling the land to the City <br />for parkland. Odas, the original owner, tax forfeited the land <br />to the State and thus the land became available to use as <br />parkland for the City of Mounds View. <br />The 1995 budget has $25,000 allotted for park property <br />acquisition. The cost of the appraisal exceeds this amount. The <br />Newton family's appraisal was for $40,000, but they are willing <br />to negotiate. <br />Let's discuss this at the Dec. 1 Parks and Recreation Commission <br />meeting - where you can give me direction on how you recommend <br />the City Council to proceed regarding acquisition of this land. <br />