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interoffice <br />M E M O R A N D U M <br />to: Parks and Recreation Commission <br />from: Mary Saarion <br />subject: Disc Golf Course at Silver View Park <br />date: May 19, 1998 <br />A few of the disc golf baskets located in the upland forest area of Silver View Park have either <br />been stolen or vandalized. The location of these baskets probably was not the best because the <br />area often is wet. Also, the area is hidden and thus the vandalism. If you recall, the MN Disc <br />Golf Association planned and installed the Disc Golf Course. They advertised the nine hole <br />course each year. Because of the missing holes and vandalised units, the course is no longer a <br />legitimate 9 hole course. The MN Disc Golf Course membership has called to ask whether or not <br />the City will be re -installing the units or not. The cost of each unit is approximately $500. <br />Installation and upkeep are also required. In addition, new placement of approximately 4 holes <br />would be necessary for a nine hole course. The tricky part comes in the design of the course. <br />Because there are so many active areas of the park and intertwining paths and parking, there are <br />liability concerns. It is important that the path of the disc throw does not come in the path or hit <br />another park user. <br />Another phone call was received by a group in Plymouth who are re -constructing a disc golf <br />course. They are looking for disc golf baskets and wanted to know whether or not the City of <br />Mounds View would want to sell the ones at Silver View. <br />I know that there are people that use the disc golf course at Silver View. I do not know the <br />frequency nor the numbers of users. The space available for adding 4 more holes to Silver View <br />Park is limited. However, a disc golf participant, Ken Soles, has offered to prepare a disc golf <br />course plan for your recommendation. He has no special skills nor planning expertise, only the <br />love of the game and experience on many disc golf courses. <br />I would like to hear the Commissioner's ideas about the Disc Golf Course at Silver View so that I <br />can reply back to these people. <br />