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Minutes of the Planning Commission - Open Space Committee Meeting <br />Held Monday, September 14, 1970 <br />Page $ <br /> <br />money for acquisition of park land providing they would be reimbursed later <br />from Federal and State Funds. <br /> <br />The other method of securing funds would be by the referendum vote to allow <br />bonding. Thepy~vas a question from the floor, from John McKane, asking what <br />the cost of Open Space is the community versus developed land costs. <br /> <br />There was a general discussion of some of the facets of the Open Space Committee; <br />that they could use several of the community organizations who are anxious to <br />work in the area of Park and Open Space, such as the FFA, the J. C. 's, the <br />hockey boosters and all other units or organizations within the City. <br /> <br />It was suggested that the Hastings Open Space Committee meet with the <br />Municipal Park Boards in other communities, that they should look for <br />cooperation between groups and that they might pattern themselves after <br />the Bloomington adv[sery group, which is very similar to what we are <br />proposing in Hastings; that the recreation aspect of this committee would <br />go straight to the Council but that any thing dealing with land, zoning and <br />general open space should be through the Planning Commission. <br /> <br />It was asked what our present levy is for Park and Open Space Programs. <br />Using abudget of approximately $60,000 and lg, 000 persons, thru is about <br />$5.00 per capita for present park maintenance, equipment and park development. <br /> <br />We completed our meeting at approximately 10:00 p.m. <br /> <br />John L. Dav[dson, <br />City Engineer <br /> <br /> <br />