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New Deane Point shelter may be smaller, at least to start
The Park Rapids Parks Board on Feb. 8 also decided to change a Red Bridge Park flowerbed into decorative grass. 8:00 am, Feb. 14, 2021 ×
Flagship Recreation presented this photo of a park shelter in the Twin Cities area as an example of the type of pavilion they quoted for the Deane Point Park improvement project. (Courtesy of the City of Park Rapids)
The Park Rapids Parks and Beautification Board on Monday reviewed cost projections for several upcoming park improvement projects.
Deane Park estimate
City Planner Andrew Mack reported that a parks board subcommittee met with a technician from Flagship Recreation to discuss design concepts and cost estimates for Deane Point Park improvements, including a new pavilion to replace one that is becoming structurally unsound.
New sculptures sought for Park Rapids trail
The Park Rapids Sculpture Trail will be refreshed in 2021 with entries and sponsors invited for six locations in Red Bridge Park and several locations in downtown Park Rapids.
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A fan of dinosaurs, Tim Cassidey stylized this sculpture, called “Dimetromorph, into a hard-shelled, clawed figure, which was part of the 2020 Park Rapids Sculpture Trail Walk.Enterprise filed photo
The City of Park Rapids and Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission are accepting entries for the 2021 Park Rapids Sculpture Trail.
Entry deadline is April 30. Artists will be notified of selection committee results by May 15 and will have until May 21 to install their works. Artists receive a $350 honorarium for installation and $150 for sculpture removal.
The resolution, approved Jan. 26, encourages respectful behavior surrounding the Line 3 pipeline replacement project. 7:00 pm, Feb. 1, 2021 ×
The Park Rapids City Council approved a resolution on Jan. 26 regarding the Respect Minnesota pledge.
Moved for approval by council member Erika Randall and passed unanimously, the resolution contains seven “whereas” statements echoing the tenets of the Respect Minnesota pledge but no “be it therefore resolved.”
The pledge’s five tenets read:
I support free speech and a safe environment for everyone.
I will listen, be inclusive and look for common ground.
I will respect others, our natural environment, and local communities.
I will respect the cultural heritage and history of the Indigenous people.
Park Rapids Planning Commission resets priorities
City Planner Andrew Mack and the commissioners hashed out the high, medium and low priorities for zoning ordinance updates on Monday night. 10:03 am, Feb. 2, 2021 ×
Elected Monday night were 2021 Park Rapids Planning Commission vice-chair Nancy Newman and chair Robb Swanson. (Robin Fish/Enterprise)
The Park Rapids Planning Commission took a first look Monday at the city’s Comprehensive Plan, which is coming due for review, and reconsidered the priorities of its list of zoning ordinance projects.
In addition to their regular meeting, the commission also held a workshop to discuss these updates.
City Planner Andrew Mack said the current comprehensive plan was put together in 2008, so the city is 12 years into a 20 year plan, and updating it may be a 10-year process.