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development has occurred, including Heritage Ponds Park, Lions Park, Frog Hollow <br />Park and the Oneka Elementary School. The existing neighborhood parks are <br />adequate to serve the existing development, but additional neighborhood parks will be <br />required if additional development is allowed. <br />Neighborhood Park Area 3 <br />The City has experienced substantial residential growth in this area recently. A number <br />of public and private neighborhood parks have been provided in this area as <br />development has occurred, including Arbre Park, Val Jean Park and Victor Square <br />Park. The existing neighborhood parks are adequate to serve the existing <br />development, but additional neighborhood parks will be required if additional <br />development is allowed. <br />Neighborhood Park Area 4 <br />Oak Shore Park is the primary park servicing this area. This neighborhood park was <br />acquired by the City in 2007 from the Oak Shore Park Homeowners' Association for <br />inclusion in the City's park system. It is roughly 10 acres in size and is located near <br />Exhall Avenue. The park is divided into two halves. The east half will include a picnic <br />shelter, play equipment, an informal field for ball games, half court basketball and <br />parking areas. The west half will include trails and an area for picnicking. <br />Neighborhood Park Area 5 <br />Beaver Ponds Park is the neighborhood park serving this area. The park includes <br />playground equipment, a picnic shelter and soccer fields. Residential development will <br />likely occur in this area in the near future. The existing neighborhood park is adequate <br />to serve the existing development, but additional neighborhood parks will be required if <br />additional development is allowed. <br />Neighborhood Park Area 6 <br />The residential neighborhoods to the south of Egg Lake Road do not have safe and <br />convenient access to parks. An existing parcel of land near the intersection of Egg Lake <br />Road and Goodview Avenue North was dedicated to the City for park land, but access <br />to the parcel is poor and the land is not well-suited for a neighborhood park. There is a <br />strong and immediate need for a park in this neighborhood. If future development <br />occurs in the area, the City should insist on acquiring suitable dedicated park land. If <br />development is not expected to occur in the near future, the City should consider <br />acquiring suitable land from a willing seller in the area. The park should be roughly 5-15 <br />acres and it should be centrally located so that it is easily accessible from the <br />neighborhoods in the area. <br />Chapter 7 7-21 <br />Parks, Trails, & Open Spaces <br />ugo <br />