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I nka <br />Wcstonkn nrvn <br />• A <br />Y,si:rr. in. iri5 <br />Iri vers <br />'ic mailer of loulc <br />extra trips. <br />nkc nrcnnfinuliy,- <br />llic (lisiriu woi.jJ <br />>lic *i.iinc driver' «»n <br />year after ynr, <br />vcnioiily 'They <br />Ills mid llic f.MMilics <br />said. <br />philii^npliy applies <br />' liifv, he saiii. Tlie <br />>il rnllicr noi use <br />•ivers for rcnul.ir <br />1 when ahsoliiiclv <br />•IS coithmie. <br />1.14 <br />. me la I witulow <br />ss), aulo haliencs. <br />'i each, <br />sicreos. V(.*Us. <br />IS, tompiilcis. No <br />lephoncs, radios, <br />pc players, this <br />liargcahle and <br />lives. <br />ks: A coninincr <br />d al no ehnrge. <br />louschold ♦ fiec. <br />If you bring i <br />tig bill, they wilt <br />•II may piireliasc a <br />. . . Cunt, on P. 0 <br />IT FELT like fail one morninK last neck and (he nip in the nlr had the cccse in Mo..n.f. r.ri. . <br />I'ark on the move ~ Trom the north end of the park to the south end. •-unniuio fi\ mi I. iioi.M <br />Survey finds low awareness <br />of community-center plans <br />By l^orrlc Ham <br />Wcsionka area residents <br />generally supported the <br />eonsinivtiiMi (>f ,i new coiiiiiiunity <br />tciHcr over minimal repair, coric <br />compliaiHc and dou iivizing of the <br />current i oniiuuniiy center, <br />according t«> die levulls of a <br />Coinniuinty (renter Survey <br />cofuluited by Decision Resources, <br />Inc. <br />Dr. Hill Morns, representing <br />Decision Resources, Inc., <br />presented the complete results of <br />llic survey hi the Mouml City <br />CtniiK fl I'licsday night <br />Hie survey was conducted as a <br />menns for the Wcsionka <br />Community Center task Force to <br />gather pulilic input on an area <br />coinmuiiity center l>cforc making a <br />rccnmnicndaonn lo (he Westonka <br />Ro.ird of Fducniion <br />Mic suivcy was concluded by <br />tcicplicmc between July 10 and 18 <br />A liiial of 5(H) households look part <br />HI the survey, including 100 <br />Minnctrista icsidcnts. 100 Orono <br />residenis. 190 Mound residents. <br />KH) Spring Park rcsulcnts and 10 <br />Independence and Shoreview <br />residents. <br />According to Dr. Morris, only <br />30 percent of the residents <br />surveyed were aware of <br />discusscons between the cities ami <br />ihc sdiooj district about an area <br />cornmunilv center Of those who <br />were aware of such discussions, <br />nearly half knew only that there <br />was a prc'posjl. but no specifics <br />and 32 percent thought that <br />discussions centered around the <br />budding of a new community <br />center <br />I .ivorabic icaclioiis. sucli as <br />nccfl for such a fnciliiv and gootl <br />inipact on cliildien and llic <br />loiiimuniiv. were mdii.nfcd by 51 <br />percent «)f the rcs|M)ndcnts who <br />u-fc .Tw.irc (d Ihc proposal <br />Unfavornhlr rcacfions poinicd <br />to Ihc lack (’I need and already <br />liiph t.iscs. <br />Ry a 48 percent fo 32 percent <br />judgment, residents supported the <br />construction of a new community <br />center over mimmal icpair. code <br />Por k chop dinner <br />scheduled Sept. 22 <br />The Westonka Senior Center <br />will host a pork ch<'»p dinner <br />compliance and do\» nsi7ing of ihc <br />cunent comniumiy center. <br />According to the survey. Ihc <br />new community center proposal <br />would combine 19 tmihon dollars <br />in existing bond rcrcicndum fuiuU <br />and land provided by the district <br />with revenue raised ihroiigli the <br />issuance of mtimcipnl hoiuls lo <br />finance cons!nicin«n <br />n»c new building could conlain <br />all communiiy cciiicr services as <br />well as expanded recreational <br />facilities The new venter wouUI <br />also contain the sr'.ool district <br />district, coHiin-nity education. <br />^ nCFE^ and special^ education <br />offices The ccnlcT coiilJ* he <br />operated through a joint powers <br />agreement between the local <br />municipalities .and the schoril <br />dhsirict, according to the survey. <br />The other proposal prcscnlcd <br />in the survey would provide <br />minimal repairs and maintenance <br />of Ihc current community ccnicr. <br />along with compliance with <br />minimum code siandards for lire <br />safety and acccssihilitv Included in <br />ihis propt)sal is the downsizing of <br />the current facility by the <br />dcnudilion of the 19^9 portion of <br />the cc Her. except for the <br />gymnasium. <br />Under this projv>sal. 1.9 million <br />dollars in existing bond referendum <br />funds would be utilized to make <br />some mintmai repairs and limited <br />improvcmcnls lo the current <br />structure, but no major facilities <br />additions or renovations would be <br />made. The sc Iuk )| district would <br />contimic lo i»peinic the ccnicr with <br />Ihcif programs and vcrviccx <br />icmaining siihslaniially tiiu h.iiigcd. <br />Ihc survey icsulis mdu .tied a <br />clear piclciciuc loi a new I icilily <br />over minor iciiKHleliHg nl ilu* <br />lurrciil center, said I )i Mmiis. <br />Key f.icihlics ih.il icMdenis \.ml <br />they wouUI like to vec im huled in a <br />communiiy center iiu hided yoirlli <br />and senior eenicis. gvinn.isimn. <br />exercise/ filiicss crnlcr aiul iiulot»r <br />leisure s umiiiing |>oo| <br />A pro^vteil V5 |»eKcm of the <br />hcHisehoId** survcycil said fhev <br />would use the pi. poscil <br />community renter, a ligurc <br />cofiMsicnl with projcvicd uscrship <br />at the same point m imie to the <br />suiccsslul l.u 'litres ill the uhes of <br />M.iplewtHHl and C haska. noiod |)i <br />Moi I IS. <br />Iltil wliile surveyed icsitlcnis <br />v\crc willing lo pay more than the <br />suburban norm l»»r a daily jmss lo <br />use the ccnicr. they w-cic unw illing <br />to pay as mucli as the suhinhaii <br />iioirn for family or individual <br />mcnil>crships <br />In general, residents were <br />willing to see their properly taxes <br />raised by a moderate amount <br />(S3.90 per immth) lo fund the <br />construcliun of a new community <br />center Hut onclinrd were <br />opposed lo any lax increase for <br />facility consiructinii. said l.’)r. <br />Moriis, ill concluding his icporl.