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SERVICE <br />CENTER <br /> <br />RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL, <br />EDUCATIONAL & WELLNESS <br />PROGRAMS <br /> <br />Parks and Recreation <br />400 10TH STREET N.W. <br /> <br /> NEW BRIGHTON, ~ 55112 <br /> <br /> General Information <br /> mO~ 612-638-2120 <br /> <br /> mO~ 612-638-2130 <br /> <br />FaX 612-638-2135 <br /> <br /> INTRODUCING NEW BRIGHTON <br /> <br />The City of New Brighton, population 22,000, is located in Ramsey County at the <br />intersection of highways 694 and 35W. Before it was a fully developed first ring <br />suburb, New Brighton was a free standing city. <br /> <br />The Parks and Recreation Department oversees the Family Service Center, 11 <br />parks, park maintenance, forestry, 9 hole golf course and driving range. The <br />facilities include softball fields, tennis courts, ice finks, volleyball courts and <br />picnic pavilions. Programs include senior, adult and youth athletics, senior <br />citizen clubs, adaptive clubs, summer playground program, adult trips, fitness <br />training, teen night and special events. <br /> <br />THE PROJECT <br /> <br />The New Brighton Family Service Center is located on the comer of 10th Street <br />Northwest and Old Highway 8 in the City of New Brighton, MN. The 70,000 <br />square foot state-of-the-art facility was funded through a general property tax <br />levy. The levies will average $400,000 per year with the final levy being <br />collected in 2008. The operation costs are paid .through membership fees, room <br />rentals and daily passes. The total cost for the construction of the facility was <br />$5.2 million or $70 per square foot. Of the $5.2 million, $800,000 was funded by <br />Mounds View School District #621. The planning phase began in 1993, <br />construction started in April 1994 and the doors were opened for business in <br />November 1994. <br /> <br /> CITY OF <br />NEW BRIGHTON <br /> <br /> <br />