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FUTURE PARK IDEAS, PROJECTS AND VISIONS FOR 1988 PARK PLANS During the year 1988, my idea for Mounds View Parks is to expand the number of various activity facilities in the parks in order to provide greater opportunities for community people to participate in leisure activity. It is my hope to provide each neighborhood park with at least one new activity opportunity. OAKWOOD PARK Oakwood Park needs new playground equipment desperately. The old equipment is deteriorating and has little safe play ability. Oakwood Park currently offers only two leisure experiences namely a ballfield and dilapidated play structure. In my opinion, this park has a high priority for renovation. HILLVIEW PARK Hillview Park with the addition of picnic tables, grill and drinking fountain is probably as developed as space allows. It is a priority to provide a permanent foundation, entries and landscaping for the park building. LAMBERT PARK Lambert Park, like Hillview Park, is as developed as space allows. Amenities such as a drinking fountain, picnic table and grill will provide a few additional leisure activities. Improvements to be made include timbering a border around the tot lot and renovations to the park building. • WOODCREST PARK Woodcrest Park having had new play equipment, picnic tables, grills and bicycle rack installed in 1987 is becoming more active with users. The drinking fountain needs to be installed and plantings need to be done in the spring of 1988. RANDOM PARK Random Park having a unique classroom facility, offers many indoor activity opportunities as well as a playground and grass court area. Permanent picnic tables, benches and grills are anticipated to lure the passive leisure park user such as Senior Citizens, youth groups and other meeting groups. ARDAN PARK Ardan Park currently similar to a nature park designation, offers a passive park user with peaceful surroundings. To expand on this resource, a pathway and benches around and among the park area would be a nice asset to the park and would offer more walking usership. SILVER VIEW PARK A high priority for Silver View Park is curb, gutter and surfacing of the parking lot. An additional activity facility which could be added at little cost would be a twin sandlot volleyball court. To be futuristic beyond 1988, • this park needs tennis courts, large picnic shelter, and softball field and tennis court lighting.