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�j t 1'1 4 a9 !t f 1 - :rr. 1�3 ray Qiai't a•er ti — { r itsf '�.`r 'V' ". 7s:.' t.'.1 .._4bt ' _..7 '•• MONDAY,MAY 9, 1994 --- `; ':? :. i SAINT PAUL PIONEER PRESS .,rte + "' t "''' °- 'N f'SC - __. :.:. .. • ( ottage Grove bond referendum returns • Proposal would contain for the referendum. zell said. "But we'll put existing space to t only recreation projects "We have a couple of choices," Frazell better use. It still won't be an ideal situa- y p said. We could schedule it for the gener- tion.But w.e should be able to live with it JIM BROEDE STAFF WRITER al election on Nov. 8. But then we'd be for the next 10 years." competing with an excess-levy referen- City officials also are exploring the dum in the South Washington County possibility of the local Economic Devel- ;Cottage Grove voters last year reject- School District. The city issue would opment Authority building the fire sta.' 'ed an $8 million bond issue for every- stand alone if we put it to a vote instead tions, after which the city would acquire, 1 'thing from a new city hall to an athletic -at the Sept. 13 primary election. them under a lease-purchase arrange- fields complex. The aim also is to have the recreation merit. '"But city officials aren't ready to give improvements stand alone. • "Sometimes we haves to be innovative -up. Last time, they were linked to other to get things done," Frazell said. - The Cottage Grove City Council has projects. Those included building a new. It was the Cottage Grove Athletic.As- -1 come back with a scaled-down proposal, city hall; remodeling the current City sociation that called for the city to get --• this one for approximately $3 million, to Hall for use entirely by the police depart- = the new athletic fields done. • pay for recreation projects only. went; construction of three new fire sta- "The association circulated petitions "The details still have to be worked tions; and expansion of the public works and collected more than 700 signatures •oat," City Administrator Kevin Frazell garage. of people asking the'city to hold another Said Friday. "But we'd use the proceeds "We've found other ways to deal with bond issue referendum,just for the recce- :to pay for development of an 80-acre some of these needs without having to ation projects," Frazell said. "The City - athletic fields complex, for more trails get voter approval," Frazell said.- • . • Council decided it was worth a try be- and for neighborhood parks improve- The city will tap into cash reserves for -cause the association's members will be ments." ' ' $700,000 to pay for sprucing up City Hall. out there vigorously.promoting the is- :The'council has yet to choose a .date • "There Won't be any expansion," Fra- sue." t_ -. i_,, - , , ...,.. _ . , ..Lakeville sets - . . , - .Two, community parks would`:be ac • quired for preservation in their natural ; p arK�system :�.. setting and would feature picnic sites A 12-acre community park would be • acquired in the west Lake Marion area' ' voteJune e 28 and a 40-acre community park is slated V .J jj 28 for the northeast part of Lakeville. To- - 1 gether, the parks would cost $580,000. BILL GARDNER STAFF WRITER f new city also proposes to build four' w 10-acre neighborhood `parks !that ■ Lakeville residents will vote June 28 I would have both hockey and ice-skating whether akeville spend residents million to build 28 rinks, playgrounds, baseball fields and new athletic complex and four new I basketball courts. Those parks would be neighborhood parks and make numerous in the west Orchard ndke, Cherry rView, improvements• to other parks and trail Goodview Estates and Meadow Brook systems in the city. P neighborhoods.•It systems be the first parks bond referen- Park enhancements of $30,000 each p are slated for Meadows and Rolling Oaks dum in Lakeville since 1986,when voters neighborhood parks, which would get approved $1.7 million. Lakeville has hockey rinks. Casperson and Antlers grown. from 19,000 people in 1986 to Park also would get improvements, and 34,000 and is the second-fastest growing Ritter Farm Park would get a $50,000 city in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.- ; shelter along with additional prairie de- A city task force studying the park velopment and habitat reforestation. system since January made its recom- Also planned: a major enhancement of mendations at the last City Council meet- Valley Lake Community Park, 3.5 addi- ing. tional miles of trails in the city, and The referendum would add about $24 a improved compliance' with the Ameri- 0 year in property taxes for a $100,000 cans with Disabilities Act. - home over the 20-year period of the bonds. • I Approxiniately 25 percent of the mon- 1 ey, or $876,700, would go for.a new 50 j • acre youth and athletic complex that would. feature four softball fields, two soccer fields and parking for 120 cars.' The precise location of the complex has`' not been selected.-