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2B N WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2002 WWW.TWINCITIES.COM • ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS ROSEMOUNT Bigger and better. city park in works More like it are expected to follow BY TAMMY J. OSEID ment. Pioneer Press "I think for the most part people are willing to walk a Rosemount city leaders little farther to a park if it agreed Tuesday night to move offers more amenities," forward with a new type of Schultz said."We feel that the park with more space and people that we've talked to more amenities, a new model want to see more in our they expect to use as the city parks." continues to develop 300 more Plans for the 131/2-acre acres of park space during the park,which is expected to cost next two decades. the city about$420,000,include Starting with Bloomfield baseball and soccer fields, a Park — expected to be corn- basketball court, two tennis pleted just east of town off courts, skating and hockey County Road 42—new parks rinks and paved trails. in the Dakota County suburb Developers of the Bloom- will feature more to do in a field neighborhood donated concentrated area than most the land under a standard of the city's 23 current parks. agreement with the city, As city employees talked which requires one acre or with residents while planning $45,000 be donated for every the future of Rosemount 125 housing units. parks, people said they want- "Bloomfield Park will be ed parks with more amenities the premier park of the east than the mini-parks that dot side of town,"said Rosemount the growing city, said parks Mayor Cathy Busho. and recreation director Dan Schultz.Although a few small- Tammy J. Oseid,who covers er parks offer sports fields Apple Valley, Burnsville, and courts, most neighbor- Lakeville and Rosemount, can hood parks feature a few be reached at toseid@ acres with little more than pioneerpress.com or playground and picnic equip- (651)228-2171. •