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But as its The "Plan" recommends that difference between a balanced natural Population continues to grow, so will the acquisition of neighborhood parks be a environment for the village of a com need for open space and parks. high priority for public committment. munity setting void of any natural en - high Already the comprehensive plan GUIDELINES for establishing what the reports: neighborhood park should be like are also "FURTHER, this environmental focus mentioned: "utilize a minimum guide of recognizes that the Village of Maplewood ONE, the village is deficient in 10 acres per 1000 population for deter- as a governing body is the key to planproviding- 10for neighborhood ring, coordinating, and securing those g park sites mining neighborhood park spaces for through advance acquisition in areas now each area within the community, plan necessary spaces and facilities needed to undergoing initial urban development. that neighborhood parks be at least seven compose the total village wide open space acres in size except five acres in size if network to be utilized by the public. It TWO, that areas of the village either adjoining a school site, and locate neigh- should be realized that the village void or deficient in neighborhood borhood parks within one mile walking government has a greater power over recreation open spaces shift the burden of distance of the population it serves." land use decisions within the community their local recreation obligations and than anyone else. needs upon nearby public school lands, Such parks should be purchased well in Therefore, this is the point of church lands,private owned,vacant land, advance of residential development or upon county park facilities within or 'i within the village and should be located leverage that the Village of Maplewood adjacent to the community. away from main thoroughfares for the has. The village and the citizens of the community must realize that the vacant, protection of children. uncommitted land yet existing within the THREE,that the physical development community is not something to be merely of existing public owned spaces for in No matter what type of leisure or tensive recreation open space activities is cultural activity is undertaken on open filled up in terms of accommodating new urban developments, but rather, these insufficient to meet the existing demand space "the village should createnow placed upon the community by the designed recreation space vacant lands should be viewed as a positively y g P community asset and a natural resource existing population. which promote environment that en- which courages proportionate space needs in should be: FOUR, that open spaces needs are relation to the number of participants. neglected until either the good recreation •One, parcelled out only in a total g planned fashion. open space sites are gone or have become As for what types of leisure and cultural excessively expensive. endeavors the village (as a community) wishes to undertake and what will be II Two, cleverly used to produce economic benefits to the communityas AND FIVE, that open space lands and provided,will depend on the people in the facilities thereon are beingduplicated community "first coming to terms with well as the individual owners. because coordination among agencies is their attitudes on the desire for and value lacking. of cultural activities the "Plan" states. And three, conserved and judiciously controlled. OPEN SPACE With these factors in mind, it seems RESPONSIBILITY In light of providing open space, the that the village can not move too fast to "It is the intent of the Open Space concept of a linear trailway network has adopt a well-constructed and urgently element of the "Plan" to bring the been proposed. Further work on this is needed Open Space program. responsibility of the village's total open subject to changes in the land-use maps. space environment and its quality into the direct control and responsibility of It may appear that all this fuss about Next week: a look at community planning and its execution at the village preserving open spaces and acquiring facilities.