Oakwood Feedback Form - Tom Scott

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Your FEEDBACK is requested Please fill out and return this form to the City by Friday, August 18, 2006 OAKWOOD PARK REVITALIZATION PROPOSAL On July 27, 2006 the Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission conducted a Public Information Meeting regarding the proposal to revitalize Oakwood Park by making improvements and providing various amenities to the park. At this meeting there will be a presentation on the proposal to revitalize Oakwood Park by making improvements and providing various amenities to the park. These improvements and amenities include an addition of two soccer fields and a “Tot Lot Playground” in the area that now contains one baseball field. (The ball field is the least used field in the city, eliminating it should have a minimal impact.) The existing playground is outdated and in bad condition due to repeated vandalism and must be removed. The crossing from the sidewalk along the east side of Quincy and across Hillview will be moved east to Quincy on the north side of Hillview, this will allow for a permanent repair to be made on the north side of Hillview where there is a chronic wash out problem on the path leading into the park. It is proposed that we install berms and trees in the green space on the north side of Hillview and install a “Disc golf course” along the aggregate pathway that runs to the backside of Greenfield Park. This would be part of the “Passive Park” look and feel that would work well in the existing floodplain mitigation area. The Parks Commission wants to get your input to help define the scope of improvements and to determine if there is support for this proposal. Please comment on any suggestions, recommendations, issues, or concerns you may have regarding the proposal to revitalize Oakwood Park. Shoreview Area Youth Baseball (SAYB) has enjoyed a very good relationship with the City of Mounds View for many years and welcome the opportunity to comment on your proposal. SAYB does not currently use the Oakwood Park field as indicated by staff in their report. We do use other parks in the system, and to help keep these fields, SAYB would be willing to offer some financial assistance to help upgrade the fields. We have been very active helping other communities with safety upgrades to dugout fencing, benches, etc., and would be pleased to work with the City in these areas. Thank you for all of your help in the past, and we look forward to continuing our affiliation with the City of Mounds View. The following is optional. However, having your name and address allows us to obtain additional information, if necessary, to follow up on your comments. Name Tom Scott Phone 763-785-6182 Address 4225 Elizabeth Lane, Vadnais Heights, MN Zip 55127 Thank you for taking the time to complete this form. Please return it to the Mounds View City Hall by August 18, 2006 by folding and mailing it, by dropping it off at City Hall, by emailing it to greg.lee@ci.mounds-view.mn.us or by faxing it to 763-784-3462. Your comments will be presented to the Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission on August 24, 2006 and included in an information packet to be presented to the City Council on August 28, 2006. Sincerely, Greg Lee Director of Public Works