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• <br /> Closed Schools: Impact on Community Usage <br /> Page 9 <br /> • <br /> 2. Longer traveling distance for recreation programs. <br /> 3. Edgewood has the City of Mounds View's only tennis courts , <br /> full size gymnasium, football field, running track, and paved <br /> trail system. <br /> 4. All City tennis instruction is held at Edgewood Junior High. <br /> 5. The City utilizes the four baseball/softball fields on a <br /> Monday - Thursday basis from 5:00 - 10:00 p.m. , May 1 - <br /> September 1 . <br /> 6. Mounds View currently has only one developed park south of Highway 10 <br /> and Edgewood has the only ballfields south of Highway 10. <br /> In summary, the immediate impact of the closing of Edgewood and Johanna Junior High <br /> 111/1 <br /> Schools will affect all five municipalities as well as the School District. In addition <br /> to the actual facility usage shortage there will be an intangible impact on both <br /> Mounds View and Arden Hills from a community identity perspective. The loss of one's <br /> neighborhood schools, although difficult to measure, can be seen in community apathy, <br /> decreased volunteer involvement, detachment from the School District and a feeling of <br /> isolation. <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> There are three options that appear to be possible regarding the closed schools: <br /> 1. Joint Venturing and/or Community Resource Center <br /> Joint venturing is the sharing of space, administrative personnel , and dollars <br /> by a school and one or more of the agencies of municipal government, private <br /> enterprise or non-profit organizations. <br /> • <br />