Fw: [Mpls] Our parks, then and now.

[Dorie Rae Gallagher]

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Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Our parks, then and now.


>I doubt very much if the People for Independent Parks have attended  too 
>many of the parkboard meetings or really have had first hand experience in 
>some of the recent issues. I believe this is more of a campaign ploy than 
>actual concern otherwise they should be outraged by the Neiman Sport 
>Complex along with the condition of our playground equipment  or past 
>decisions about wading pools and warming houses etc.  But nary a pip squeak 
>in our fine neighborhood.

The only time I have seen some political leaders in the park is when I 
receive their
campaign literature....they did not seem to care when the trees were being 
clear cut
in areas that had nothing to do with the road or rail...and the land is 
still barren to this
day. Yup...they really cared about preserving our parkland.

> dorie gallagher/nokomis
>
>> Our parks, then and now.
>>      1963
>> 239 baseball/softball diamonds
>> 209 tennis courts
>>  67 skating rinks
>>   5 18-hole golf courses
>>  22 lakes
>>  32 miles landscaped lake shoreline
>>  63 miles of parkway
>> 105 miles of foot paths
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>>     2005
>>
>> 396 sports fields (baseball, softball, soccer, other?)
>> 183 tennis courts
>>  37 skating rinks
>>   6 18-hole golf courses, 1 par-3 golf course and 2 "golf learning 
>> centers"
>>  ?? lakes
>>  ?? miles of landscaped shoreline
>>  55 miles of parkway
>>  43.6 miles of foot
>> Chris Johnson
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