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1NFORYA1 ON <br /> • <br /> 5102.2/9 7 1-. / 7Meer ?re5c <br /> Apple Valley OKs bond issue <br /> • <br /> from the private association that <br /> DON AHERN STAFF WRITER currently owns it. <br /> "Then we can put in improve- <br /> Apple Valley voters approved a ments, a road and fence and some <br /> grab bag of recreation facilities water service," Gretz said. "It has <br /> and a much expanded cemetery to be a city-owned cemetery to <br /> o Tuesday. spend the money. But then if we <br /> W The $8.37.million parks and rec- later want to lease it to a private <br /> reation bond issue was approved concern to operate, or sell it, that <br /> by a vote of 1,971 to 1,682. would be a decision for the fu- <br /> A $795,000 proposal to expand ture. <br /> Lebanon Hills Cemetery from two Lebanon Hills, the city's only <br /> }acres to 10 acres passed 2,104 to burial grounds, is running out of <br /> 1,527. space in its existing area. Expan- <br /> "It's good to have the referen- sion is expected to provide enough <br /> dum out of the way, but.now the space for much of the next centu- <br /> 4 work starts," said John Gretz, city ry. <br /> 44'administrator. "It will take some Some of the recreation-related <br /> ± time to put it together,but we will work, such as development of the <br /> start working on plans that will two parks,construction of the teen <br /> • ; detail how and when to sell bonds. center attached to an existing <br /> We are just getting into the plan- school building, ordering play- <br /> ning process. We didn't want to do ground equipment, and asphalt re- <br /> a lot of that before we knew we surfacing can be done this sum- <br /> could proceed." . mer if contractors have time. <br /> 0 The favorable vote means the But the land on which the swim- <br /> city can now start drawing up de- ming pool and some of the ball <br /> tailed plans for construction of fields will be located still has to be <br /> ball fields, a swimming pool, and cleaned of contamination by the <br /> a teen center near the new East- former owner. That could delay <br /> view High School, a community the start of work there. And <br /> t-center at 144th Street and Hayes whether work can start this year <br /> Road, improvements and equip- on the $1.3 million community <br /> :,:ment for undeveloped Cedar Isles center is dependent on whether <br /> wand Greenleaf parks, resurfacing plans and specifications can be de- <br /> of several parking lots and trails, veloped quickly enough. <br /> I;and replacement of play equip- "The main thing is putting to- <br /> ment in 24 playgrounds. gether plans, and we have to take <br /> M- The vote also gives a green light advantage of a good time to sell <br /> or the city to buy the cemetery bonds," Gretz said. <br /> 0. <br /> 411 <br />