05/04/1976 - City Council Regular The value of recreation to the Health and Welfare of the individual
Illir citizens of the City of Eagan and therefore to the community as a whole,
has been recognized by your city officials and advisory committees for many
years. Rapid changes in community attitudes regarding such matters as
amounts of leisure time available, type of recreation activities preferred,
affluence, attitudes toward physical fitness, and similar social values,
present a direct challange for our community to plan ahead to meet present
and future demands for flexible recreational activities. The fulfillment of
recreational needs of our citizens enhances the quality of life in our
community.
The City Council is of the opinion that the community center
facility will be the prime focus of our city effort to meet the recreational
needs of the citizens of Eagan. The proposed facility will be centrally
located near the present City Hall on lard already owned by our municipality.
The variety of uses possible in the proposed facility offer a wide spectrum
of recreational and social activities, thereby creating flexibility to meet
future demands and needs.
The use of bonded indebtedness to finance the structure allows the
cost to be spread among the current population l‘vho will use the facility.
The council hopes that Federal and State grants may be obtained
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for innovative use of energy sources to meet°buidi1ig`3requirements. Every
effort towards conservation of enere,y and materials will be made.
The council anticipates the proposed community center will attract
future development, thus spreading the cost over greater assessed Valuations.
The council of the City of Eagan urges you to make your will
Illt known theough your vote on the 4 day of May, 1976.