Northern Park Master Plan (2005) - later renamed Cedar Grove Park

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FEATURES OF THE PROPOSED MASTER PLAN After working through the above process and considering the site information, community needs and the desired facilities, the community meetings have yielded a Master Plan as shown on the preceding page that features the following components: • Retention of the hardwood forest areas identified for low-impact recreation, with a loop trail generally identified (the actual location of the trail would be located later as construction drawings are prepared) • Retention of the existing ball field and a relocated play area adjacent to the Center • A skate park area and basketball courts located in the back portions of the original 8-acre Northern Center lot, along with nearby restrooms • Two new softball/baseball fields, one located in the northeast corner of the 40-acre tract, and another (possibly part of a future phase) to the southwest) • A multi-purpose field that could be used for a variety of activities, including tee-ball and other field sports, along the northern field configuration • Two tennis courts and a second play area between the two northern fields, along with a picnic shelter with restrooms and a horseshoes area • Two other picnic shelters in the wooded trails area The site would be accessed by an enhancement of the entrance road on the north side of the Center, which would continue west toward the proposed new facilities. The plan assumes that the proposed Northern Human Services Center parking lot in front of the building will be constructed in the future (but does not rely on this lot to provide parking for the park), and that the existing lot on the south side of the Center would be retained. The entrance road would wind back through the park, with two additional parking areas near the two new playing fields to the north. A third parking area and a short drive is dashed in for future use if needed between the fields and facilities along the northern boundary. This drive would involve crossing of the headwaters of the newly identified stream. Another facility that was identified as desirable by meeting attendees was an outdoor swimming pool, but the cost of this facility led the group to omit it from the master plan, with a notation of its possible future location to the west. Funding for the Northern Park comes from. the 2001 Parks and Open Space Bond. A total of$1.2 million from those proceeds were identified for the park. 1 The potential for expanding the outfield fence was considered but eventually not recommended because of cost of moving the existing lights and close proximity of adjacent structures 7