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f' K <br /> S, it* <br /> C .f ck <br /> RAMSEY COUNTY,MINNESOTA <br /> 2401 HIGHWAY 10 <br /> GATEWAY TO THE NORTH MOUNDS VIEW,MINN.55112 <br /> 754-3055 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, <br /> RECREATION AND FORESTRY <br /> October 29 , 1988 <br /> Dear City Councilmembers : <br /> The Mounds View Parks and Recreation Commission strongly recommends <br /> that the Council offer only the Long Lake Road and Highway 10 corner <br /> site without offering options of City Hall Park locations for the <br /> future site of the Ramsey County Library. It is our opinion that <br /> offering a park option would misdirect attention from the purchase <br /> 41/ of the Phillips 66 site. <br /> It is also our opifoonthethat <br /> libraryPhillips <br /> severalsite <br /> reasonss far the best <br /> possible location <br /> 1. The library would be an additional leisure activity opportunity <br /> and would not delete already existing park activity <br /> opportunities. <br /> 2. The corner site offers great visibility and accessibility which <br /> other options do not offer. <br /> 3. City Hall Park would be grossly disfigured as a designated <br /> community park should the library encroach on park activity <br /> areas. <br /> 4. A great number of people use City Hall Park and the encroachment <br /> of any activity areas would decrease opportunities for park • <br /> use. <br /> 5. City Hall Park is the only finished and complete park in the <br /> City. It is the cornerstone of the park system. City Hall Park <br /> cannot be duplicated in any other area of the City. <br /> Encroachment on City Hall Park would be permanent and <br /> replacement of its recreational activities impossible. Thee City <br /> does not offer any pieces of land suitable for such a key <br /> • city community park facility. <br />