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. . Page 16 � ' Mr. Brad Van Nest August 1, 1978 • Page 2 The will stipulates "that the Park Reserve District plant evergreens and other suitable shrubs indigenous to our climate in that area of the property extending from the site of the dwelling house east as far as � the line of the Webster property" (now the Raymond property) . It is my hope that the District will thereby improve and beautify the area for the purposes stated above. " C. Summary While donation of the land for specified public park purposes implies the need for public access , the will clearly seeks to place severe limitations on the extent of such access in order to maintain the land north of County Road 51 in its "approximate natural state" as a wildlife preserve, and the land north of County Road 51 . as a memorial park to be devoted and operated as an "arboretum for flowers , shrubs and trees" , and for "general display garden purposes". The specific exclusion of uses of the land for picnics , camping, boat launchings or any other "uses incompatible with that of a general display garden area" as well as the specific reference to plantings to be made east of the dwelling house extending east to the Webster (Raymond) property line clearly indicates that Mrs . Hoppe in her wi11 envisioned a modest public access to land that wouid be more or less preserved in its natural state, in harmony with its surroundings , and pleasing to her immediate neighbors . In the event that her interit �o� the �.and to be le�t more or less in its natural state was unacceptable to the Park Reserve Di.strict, MxS. Hoppe provided in her will that the executors shall cause a charitable corporation to be organized for the same stated purposes . II. Negative Environmental Impact It has not been demonstrated to the residents that the environmental impact o� the project will not be adverse in terms of i.ts ef�ects on w�.ldlife, land and water as we11 as the health, safety and wel�are of the surrounding residents with respect to the above as well as the specific effects on residential property values, of litter, noise and safety from addi,tional traffic and people in the area, additional local law enforcement costs, potential future need of widening County Road 51, and the aesthetic impact on the general sense of we11 being of the residents of the community.