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SEQUENCE OF EVENTS RE. <br />NOERENSERG MEMORIAL COUNTY PARK <br />Planning Effort of 1977-1979 <br />1-12-72 Lora Hoppe dies <br />1 _�-0-2 -7? Hearing on will <br />1'-3-74 Noerenberg Gardens Advisory Committee is established. <br />11 --370-77 Committee recommends approval of Master Plan acid sends letter- to <br />Oronu City Council recommending: <br />Ma ,ter Plan <br />Phase I $ 350, )00 <br />Phase II 90o , 000 <br />Total * 1,250,004 <br />-1-' 7 - 7 8 Hennepin County Park Reserve District (HCF'RD) appear before City <br />Council for conceptual approval -knd zlso indica*es support fur <br />public- participation efforts. <br />5---4--78 Neighborhood meeting headed by Allan Raymond involves 20 residents <br />and C HCPFP people. This is the first time citizens actually saw <br />Master Plan. <br />7-1(-.)--78 City Council directs letter to Clifton Frenr!^, Superintendent of <br />HCPRD, expressing residents' concerns and asking for additional <br />time to review Master Plan. <br />8-1-78 Orono committee -For the Protection of Noerenberg Memorial P•arl <br />,ends letter to Mayor Von Nest staing concerns regarding Master <br />P1 an; <br />-inconsistent with terms of the will <br />-negative environmental impact <br />--unsound municipal use and planning <br />....-imprudent use of public funding <br />9-5--78 Dick Denson, city administrator, sends letter to French, HCFRI), <br />and tlo Charles Weaver, Chairman, Metro Countil, stating his <br />concern that Metro Council had awarded $350,060 contract to HCF'RU <br />for development of Noerenberg park. <br />9-11-78 Weaver, Metru Council, replies, to above letter stating that a <br />contract was not awarded and acknowledged (-i!.y's concern with the <br />gituatI or. <br />4-26-79 Benson sends letter to Weaver stating concern that contract of <br />$266,41)U has now been awarded to HCPRD, restates that city has <br />never- had opportunity to review proposed plan-, And asks for delay. <br />5-16-79 UenYon sends !setter to French r?s,_atinrj prior c -)rrespondence, <br />concerns and urges cooperation between city and HCPF41. <br />