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RESUME DEREK YOUNG. Born in England 1933- Came to U.S. in 1961. Became American citizen 1967. Married, two children. Live in Minneapolis. Educated at Iowa State University 1964-8. Graduated with a BachAlor of Science in Landscape Architecture spring 1968. Came to Twin Cities June 1968. Worked as an L.A. for Midwest Planning and Research; Charles Wood Associates; Minnesota Highway Department; Amenity One, Inc. and have been self employed in private practice for the last three years. EXPERIENCE: Some Major Projects * CROFT MINE HISTORY PARK, Crosby, Mn. Restoration and interpre- tation of an underground mining operation. Worked through Amenity One, Inc. as project site planner along with Clarence Smith, city planner, and Russell Mrodzek, graphic designer. References: George Iwan, 296-4556, or Bruce Tabor. * RA4SEY PARK, Redwood Falls, Mn. Recreation facilities including toilet building and drainfield; picnic shelter; parking lot; surfaced walkway; suspension footbridge; waterfalls overlook trails; steps. Project site planner with Amenity One, Inc. Reference: David Bangasser, 473-0234, (then city manager at Redwood Falls). * MEMORIAL PARK, Richfield, Mn. Playground facility included earth mounding; sand pit; play structure, custom designed; rope bridge; watez slide. With Amenity One, Inc. as project land- scape architect. Reference: Harvey Feldman, 348-2121, (then Recreation Director at Richfield). * MAPLE GROVE, Mn. Master plan and report for the whole community included linear parks, community park, sport complexes and neigh- borhood parks. With Amenity One, Inc. Reference: Tom Montgomery, 822-2126, (then Parks Director at Maple Grove). * HASTINGS, MN OLD MILL PARK. Recreation facility included a mas- ter plan; site details such as overlook shelter; limestone walk- way; protective `encing; bikeway; earth shaping; planting; picnic site; signs; lighting; irrigation system. With Amenity One, Inc. as project landscape architect. * HOUSING. Several projects on Multiple Housing; Elderly Housing; playgrounds; as landscape architect with several architects and developers. References: any principal at Miller, Hanson, Wester - beck, Bell, Architects, Inc., 338-7700. * SHAKOPEE, CITY PARK. Master plan for 40 acres of ballfields plus 32 acres of picnic, parking, sledding hill, tennis courts, recrea- tion building. With Amenity One, Inc. as project site planner. Reference: George Muenchow, 445-2742.