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Parks And Recreation Commission

Monday, August 1, 2011

Kensington Park in Mendota Heights Poised for New Playground

Mendota Heights City Council approved equipment purchase.

This fall, Kensington Park in southeast Mendota Heights will have new features for neighborhood families to discover. The Mendota Heights City Council approved the purchase of new playground equipment for the park at their July 19 meeting. The Parks and Recreation Commission spent months planning, discussing and gathering public sentiment regarding the makeover of Kensington.  The current equipment, installed in 1989, was identified for replacement due to outdated safety features, poor drainage, inaccessible surfacing, and peeling paint. Parks commissioners held public open houses, spoke to families and school children, and in June heard three initial proposals for equipment. When none of the bids met their expectations, they asked vendors…

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Mendota Heights City Council Agenda For July 19 and Rain Doesn’t Dampen Enthusiasm for New Kensington Park Playground

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Mendota Heights Inching Toward Kensington Playground Plan

Kensington plans hampered by limited resident input, funding setback.

Between a cold and rainy open house and the late spring, the Mendota Heights parks and recreation commission is still scrambling to garner ideas for the Kensington Park playground reconstruction. The commission also received a blow to the project budget. Originally, federal grant money earmarked for accessibility was going to be used for the playground surface. However, this application of the funds is not within the parameters of the grant.   The reduced budget steered commission members toward engineered wood fiber surfacing in lieu of rubber tile or poured rubber. “That’s $16,000 just in surface,” commission member Tom Krause said. The fiber, as the least expensive option, will still swallow up a large chunk of the $52,000 playground …

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Rain Doesn’t Dampen Enthusiasm for New Kensington Park Playground and Kensington Park

Ira Kipp

7:35 am on Thursday, May 12, 2011

This may reduce your equipment costs substantially, allowing funds for the preferred upgrade to the playground surface. Rogers Lake Park has two sets of childrens playground equipment. Both sets appear to be in great condition and one set of playground equipment could be moved to Kengsington Park. Hope this helps, Kip   more ›

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Mendota Heights Par 3 Golf Course Earnings Dip, Kensington Park Playground Project Ready for Citizens' Ideas

The Mendota Heights Parks and Recreation Commission stressed the need for community feedback at their March meeting.

Dreaming of green? So is the Mendota Heights Par 3 golf course, which incurred an operating loss last year while still maintaining a healthy budget balance. That was the message presented to the Mendota Heights Parks and Recreation Commission at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday. The panel also discussed a need for more public feedback on the Kensington Park playground project as it moves through the planning stages. Kensington Park is located in the southeast corner of the city between Mendota Heights Road and Interstate 494. Mary McGrory-Usset attended her first meeting as a Parks and Recreation Commissioner after being appointed by the city council in February. The Par 3 golf course’s annual report is scheduled to be reviewed by the…

Janet Walsh

9:54 am on Thursday, March 10, 2011

Few mendota playgrounds have equipment suitable for toddlers (ages 1-3 or 4). Having part of the Kensington playground sized and safe for that age would be wonderful.   more ›

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Mendota Heights Council Selects Appointments for Planning, Airport Relations and Parks Commissions

12 individuals interviewed for the seven open positions.

From a pool of applicants comprised of finance and business specialists, lawyers and engineers, the Mendota Heights City Council chose their picks for three city advisory committees Feb. 16. Two full terms and one one-year term are vacant on the planning commission. The same situation faces the airport advisory committee. The parks and recreation committee has one vacancy outstanding. Michael Noonan, Howard Roston and Mary Magnuson were selected for the planning commission. Magnuson will be appointed to the 1-year-term. Jim Neuharth, Kevin Byrnes and Gina Norling were selected for the airport relations committee. Norling was chosen for the one-year term. There are no term limits for the ARC, due to the learning curve for committee members …

Mary Jeanne Schneeman

4:48 pm on Thursday, February 17, 2011

Congratulations to all the new commission appointees. You are a steller group. Mary Jeanne Schneeman   more ›

Monday, January 24, 2011

Dozens Apply for Mendota Heights Advisory Commissions

The city received the most applicants in recent memory, with residents volunteering to fill an unprecedented number of vacant commission seats.

Fifteen candidates have applied for seven open or opening seats on Mendota Heights’ advisory commissions. Candidates for three positions open on the planning commission and three positions open on the airport relations committee will be interviewed alongside candidates for a single vacant spot on the parks and recreation commission at a special meeting Feb. 16. "The city council will have a hard time making up their minds with so many qualified applicants," said City Administrator David McKnight, who has described both the number of vacancies and applicants as rare. The  council will vote to appoint applicants to all seven posts at their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 1. The three vacant seats on the planning commission are the result …

Jack Vitelli

9:13 am on Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Another well written article. Jack Vitelli   more ›

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