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NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORATION PLANWeed & Seed ProgramSouth Bend, IndianaPage 44Improve Park Resources 2.LaSalle Park Renovationsa. Expand park patronage and constituency. Program additional activities to expand its use. LaSalle Park residents welcome soccer league play to the park, for example. Goal is to have residents of Westside and St. Casimir’s recognize the park as a valuable part of their neighborhood too.b. Improve sidewalks and lighting through the park.c. Develop soft surface trail system throughout park for walking and biking.d. Develop a series of new playfields for soccer and other activities in the northwest quadrant of the park. Enhance basketball courts.e. Develop additional parking on street and in new parking lot in northwest quadrant of the park along Linden and Falcon Streets.f. Deal with Beck Lake and “the Hill” environmental/safety issues. Conclusively answer contamination questions.g. Install perimeter fencing and landscape enhancement at key areas around park. (i.e. Black Center parking lot, Beck Lake, etc.)h. Develop new playground equipment areas for tots and ages 5-12.i. Acquisition and demolition of vacant industrial property and deteriorating residential units fronting Kaley Street on the east edge of the park site. Incorporate parcels into park boundaries and develop gateway feature around the busy intersection of Colfax and Kaley Streets.j. Related infrastructure costs including water, sewer & electric improvements.Estimated CostEstimated CostResponsibilityResponsibility…………………..……………… $85,000……..… $40,000……………..……… $120,000…………………..……… $200,000…..……………………………..……… $65,000…………………...……… $125,000………...…… $140,000……………………………………………………….………….…… $100,000City Parks & Rec.City/IDEM/EPACity Parks & Rec.City Parks & Rec.City Parks & Rec.City Parks & Rec.City Parks & Rec.City Parks & Rec.………………………… $200,000City Parks & Rec.$1.075 Million for LaSalle ParkINFRASTRUCTURE RESTORATIONINFRASTRUCTURE RESTORATIONINFRASTRUCTURE RESTORATIONCity Parks & Rec.