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• ^ • • fc.r • * • -• ' - <br />MINUTES OF THE PARK COMMISSION MEETINQ OF OSCIMilR 3i <br />SANDY BEACH SWIMMING BEACH REVIEW - CONT. <br />Gerhardson noted it had not, but increased enforcement wasr- <br />Maron Koistinen. 1535 Minnie Avenue, noted he is in favor of tne <br />•dock being reinstalled, but stated he does not live directly near <br />‘the oeach area. He noted the swimming area is small and the dock <br />doubles the play area for kids. He indicated that he had talked <br />with the kids in the area, and explained the dock had not been <br />Installed because of their behavior and suggested to them chat 1i <br />their behavior changed during the past season, perhaps the dock <br />would be reinstalled. <br />Chair Flint asked if the beach area is ever too crowded. <br />Koistinen noted that at times it may be with up to approximately <br />20 kids. He indicated that it is a^so hard to tell where ...le <br />beach property ends and the private property begins. <br />Bruce Feldman, 3898 Cherry Avenue, noted he lives adjacent to the <br />beach area and noted the situation had improved immensely, and <br />stated he also spoke for his neighbors. Dick and Beth Nelson, <br />IlSo adjacent to the beach. He noted in the past they had been <br />abused by teenagers at all times. He noted no decrease in family <br />use of the beach area. but a decrease in use by troub.emakers. <br />Ho felt that the area could not support as large a ^ <br />City had previously installed. He stated that about 97% of t <br />problem has been corrected. <br />Chair Flint asked Feldman if he had noticed increased police <br />pi otection. <br />Feldman noted ho had not but had not been looking for it either. <br />Vongries asked if more smaller children had used the area. <br />Feldman felt the beach had bean used by more smaller children <br />with their parents. <br />Bradley asked about the easement noted as Grant Street n <br />plat map. <br />Gerhardson explained that it is <br />of-way and had not been designed as a swimming beach such <br />Sandy Beach Swimming Area. <br />Chair Flint asked about the other access further to the east. <br />Oerhardson noted that Is only a coat <br />Beach Sale area Is approximately 30' elde. «lth the Improved area <br />directly adjacent to Feldman. <br />the