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making a donation to the parks, one can have a tree planted to commemorate a special occasion or a loved one who has died. This is a wonderful way to create a living memorial. The decision to drop Summer in the City was difficult. Staffworked hard to provide a family friendly atmosphere with good food and lots to do. Despite accommodations that were roads for nearby business owners, there were still coamplaints. It had also become too costly to provide sufficient security to ensure a safe event. We will continue to look for other ways to bring people together to celebrate the diversity of our community and to maximize use of our wonderfiil parks. On a positive note, I am pleased to announce that the parade will continue. It will become an exciting addition to the Hall of Fame Enshrinement festivities. This partnership should allow the parade to become even better. 2004 was a good year for the park system. Over 1,000,000 people attended events and programs that we sponsored from the Daddy-Daughter dance to Kids Triathlon. Our staff is expert at getting people moving. We also generated $3.6 million in user fee revenue and half a million dollars in non- reverting fees. The Park Board completed an update of the five-year master plan. One of the most exciting prospects is the purchase of the Art Iron building to centralize maintenance operations. This will allow fur demolition of the Howard Park facility, opening up new park space in 2005. We are aheady receiving imaginative proposals for use of that space. This city is truly blessed to have so many wonderful parks along our riverfront, including the linear parks created by our 5.4 miles ofriver trail system In 2005 we will begin construction nfthe new Riverside Trail moving north fram Angela toward Pinhoak Park. It will eventually connect with the Darden Bridge at the north end ofthe city. 'This is a great place to live! Public Works Champions know the value of teamwork, each person doing their part. Our Engineering Division provides critical behind the scenes support to many other city departments. It helps neighborhoods by overseeing curb and sidewalk work throughout the city. In 2004 we started a A-26