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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: BEDERWOOD 3 RB/CKLand purchased in 1974- Sellers agreed to sell only f city promised to retain park lor quiet, family usage - not organized athletics <br />Designated as "Neighborhood Park" by Orono Park Plan <br />Original plan included: <br />- Quiet usage <br />- Tennis courts <br />- Picnic tables; Bridge over creek <br />Softball diamond <br />> Unstructured activities <br />- Playground equipment <br />- Retain "natural setting" <br />- Tree plantings <br />Significant demographic changes recently <br />- Rapid resi ential development <br />- Many families moving into the area surrounding the park <br />- 50+ children currently live within 1/2 mile of park <br />Steady family and informal sports activity; <br />- Significant increase in informal family use of park In past 1 -2 years <br />- 3-4 informal softball games per week <br />- Picnics, kite flying, volleyball, playground equipment <br />CITIZENS FOR PARK PLANNING MARCH 26,1990