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Minutes of meet in r Tliursdr May 10, 1926 in the City Coniminsioner'n Office
This was a joint mee-Ung, of the Planning; Board and the City Commis-
Sion,
Chairman Kruse opened the meeting at 3;00 P.M.
Present were members Kruse, Norton, Levison, Reade and TYlusoarella,
Mayor Brown, City Commissioners Bohannon, Strang and Insco, and Joe
Devlin of the Clearwater Sun.
Minutes oX the May 3rd meeting were approved without change.
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Mr. Kruse submitted a letter from the Tennis Club requesting that
the Planning Board give thought to a location for adequate tennis facil-
ities. Mr. Kruse suggested that action be deferred until after today's
meeting with the City Commission.
Mr. Levison read a letter from the Garden Club dated May 7, 1956
regarding the property in Stevenson's Creek Park in which the Garden
Club brieily outlined its space requirements and other needs. Commis-
sioner Bohannon stated that the City Commission would prefer the Club
to have a location at the west end of the .'ill rather than at the east
end as indicated in the Garden Club's letter. He also emphasized that
any lease given the Garden Club should contain guarantees of performance
by the Club as conditions for continuance for the lease. Commissioner
Strang stated that it had been tentatively proposed to use ground at
the east end of the fill as permanent,headquarters for the Little League
Baseball Clubs. The matter was not concluded.
The improvement and development of Crest Lark Park was next dis-
cussed. Chairman Kruse presented a blown-up photostat of the plan pre-
pared by Mr. Harries and explained the features aY the Harries plan
in detail to the Coiimission. The City Commissioners felt that at this
time it would be unwise to build tennis courts and other sports facility
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Jinprovements in the park but that an area should be left for a play area
for young children: Commissioner Inseo said that for the time being
development should be confined to scenic improvements, planting, cleaning
up, landscaping etc. which would not require an immediate outlay of large
sums. At the conclusion of the discussion Mr. Kruse volunteered to revise
the Harries plan as requested by the City Commission.
The meeting adjourned at 5:00 P.M.
. Respectfully submitted
Rath `9. B. Reade Secretary , Y
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