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CITY OF
SHOREWOOD
5755 Country Club Road Shorewood, Minnesota 55331 952-960-7900
www.ci.shorewood.mn.us cityhall@ci.shorewood.mn.us
To: Parks Commission
From: Marie Darling - Planning Director
Meeting Date: September 22, 2020
Re: CIP Discussion
Attachments: 2020 CIP and Fund 402 Revenues
The attached 2021 CIP reflects the Commission’s direction that the following projects have
priority funding for the years through 2025.
Badger Park Tennis Courts (Underway)
Cathcart Park Playground Replacement
Freeman Park Trail Overlay
Silverwood Park Playground Replacement
The above projects total $890,000 on the worksheet, although the tennis court project is coming
in under budget. The City will have about $700,000 through 2026 toward all parks projects,
although staff will continue to apply for grants to increase the revenues as well collect new park
dedication fees as developments may occur.
An additional project has come to
staff’s attention. Field 4 (a ball
diamond in Freeman Park near Eddy
Station) has experienced chronic
issues with erosion due to drainage
problems creating safety issues for
players. Water crosses through the
park from east to west and carves a
deep gully into the base line
between home plate and first base,
see aerial to the right. Public works
staff has rebuilt this area at least
once or twice a year for the past
several years.
City Engineer Budde has reviewed the situation and has developed a plan for a permanent
solution by adding a storm drain system around the ballfield, which would likely cost between
$50,000 and $70,000 and is shown on the attached graphic. He is currently working on refining
the numbers prior to City Council review of the CIP. The project is small enough that it could be
combined with other drainage projects that would occur elsewhere in 2021 which may reduce
project management costs.
A few smaller projects have been included as well, such as fence repairs and the hand rails
replacement (both Freeman Park projects) as they represent safety issues. Staff will continue to
investigate those projects in greater detail to see if they can be completed cheaper than the
estimates included.
Other larger projects are scheduled for 2026 and beyond.