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Forest Lake commission signals preference for two neighborhood parks in Hidden Creek concept plan
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After reviewing the Hidden Creek South concept plan, the Parks and Recreation Committee expressed a consensus preference for two neighborhood parks rather than a single large park, and asked the developer to return with two concept options and comparable park examples for review.
The Forest Lake Parks and Recreation Committee on Monday signaled a non-binding preference for two neighborhood parks as part of the Hidden Creek South development, asking the developer to return with two concept designs and addresses of comparable completed parks for site visits.
City planner Ken Roberts reviewed the concept-level Hidden Creek plan and said the Headwaters planned unit development, first approved in 2006, would add roughly 173 single-family lots in future phases and that developable acreage for those phases appears to be between 40 and 50 acres. Roberts said park-dedication is typically calculated as 10% of developable acreage — which in this preliminary estimate…
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