HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 08-25 Park bond issue gets council okay THE REVIEW (i,e, asp I q7fe,
Park bond issue
gets council okay
by Kamy Ide
Nature Center, $25,000; Maplewood
A park bond issue totaling$973,000 may Heights Park three lighted tennis courts,
go before Maplewood voters sometime $35,000;Afton Heights Park,hockey and
next spring. general park lights,$12,000; hard court
At its Tuesday,Aug. 17 meeting, the surface and lights at Wakefield Park,
Maplewood City Council expressed ap- $9,000; general development and play
proval of such an idea,although no vote equipment at Maplecrest Park, $8,000;
was taken on the topic.Council members shelter building at Western Hills,$25,000;
asked that city staff and members of the two lighted tennis courts at Afton Heights,
Parks and Recreation Commission confer $23,000; shelter building at Maplewood
and come back to the council with a Heights,$30,000;two lighted tennis courts
recommended date for the bond election. at Gethsemane Park, $23,000; play
The proposal presented the council equipment at Kohlman Park, $4,000;
specifies$685,000 for land aquisition and hockey rink and lights at Playcrest Park,
$288,000 for park development. $17,000; shelter building at Lions Park,
The idea of a park bond issue was $25,000; three lighted tennis courts at
discussed by the council and the Parks Edgerton Park,$35,000;and hockey rink
and Recreation Commission earlier this and lights at Gloster Park,$17,000.
summer, with the idea of establishing The council discussed placing the
tennis courts for area residents listed as a question before voters this fall, but
special concern. decided a spring date might meet with
The plan presented Tuesday lists land greater voter approval.
acquisition as follows: Gloster Park, A motion to place the question on the
seven acres at an estimated cost of November election brought a deadlocked
$175,000, 18 acres at Peoples Park for council,with Burton Murdock and John
$150,000,15 acres at DeSota Street Park Greavu in favor and Norm Anderson and
for$150,000,12 acres at Cope Street Park Donald Wiegert opposing.Mayor Robert
with city cost of grant at$60,000,9.8 acres Bruton was vacationing.
of the Roberts property at$50,000 and a A second motion to refer the question
ski club site of 10 acres at$100,000. back to staff for a recommended election
Park development projects and their date was agreed upon unanimously by the
projected costs include Michael Lane four councilmen.