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CITY OF SALINA
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COMMISSIONERS
JACK WEISGERBER. MAYOR
KEITH G. DUCKERS DAN S. GElS
KAREN M. GRAVES JERRY SIMPSON
CITY - COUNTY BUILDING
300 WEST ASH STRUT
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SALINA. KANSAS 17001
CITY MANAGER
NORRIS D. OLSON
AREA CODE 913 823-2277
June 15, 1978
Salina City Commission
300 West Ash
Salina, Kansas 67401
Gentlemen and Mrs. Graves:
At their regular meeting of June 13,1978, the Salina Park Advisory Board
unanimously voted to recommend that a five-member committee, with two Park Board
members i ncl uded, be appoi nted to conduct a contest 'for the nami ng of the new
park in southeast Salina. The Board also voted to accept the offer by the
Salina Journal to print a coupon in their newspaper and to post ~ $250 prize for
the winning entry. This five-member committee would contact the other news media
to invite their participation in the contest, which would be scheduled to start
in July and continue for 30 days.
It was also unanimously recommended that the following parcels of land (as
identified on the attached map) presently included in the parks $ystem, be dis-
posed of and the money be reverted back as park funds:
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That part of Thomas Park on the east side of US 81;
Park No.1, located north of North Street and east of Broadway;
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Park No.2, located west of Broadway, between North and Logan;
Park No.3, located west of Broadway and north of Ash; and
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Park No.5, located at the southeast corner of University and Broadway.
A motion was unanimously approved to recommend the development of Park No.7,
located south of Village Missionary Church, between Osage and Broadway, into a
neighborhood park.
Sincerely,
SALINA PARK ADVISORY BOARD
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J y Brown, Chairman
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