June 20, 2007 Park Board Meeting
The highlight of the June 20, 2007, Park Board meeting was the Board's approval of its 2008 legislative bonding bill. The total amount to be requested of the legislature is $20,700,000 for five projects. According to a staff report, "the 2008 budget process will be driven by the Comprehensive Plan, once it is Board approved."
Listed below in order of priority are the five projects comprising the Park Board's 2008 legislative bonding bill request:
1. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway--$10,000,000
2. Regional Park Playgrounds--$2,000,000
3. Father Hennepin Regional Park--$2,000,000
4. Theodore Wirth Regional Park--$5,000,000
5. Health & Wellness Centers--$2,700,000