Baker/Glacier Village Greens AnnexationCity of Kalispell
Post Office Box 1997 • Kalispell, Montana 59%3-1997 • Telephone (406) 758-7700 • FAX (406) 758-7758
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TO: Chris Kukulski, City Manager
FROM: Michael Baker, Director Parks & Recreation
DATE: August 30, 2000
RE: Glacier Village Greens Annexation
Chris,
The Glacier Village Green subdivision parkland is made up of given land parcels
consisting of homeowners' association parks, green space and common area.
Homeowner park areas are meant to accommodate routine recreational use by
the subdivision residents. Established and improved by the developers and/or the
homeowner association. Usually equipped with amenities such as playgrounds,
pavilions, barbeques and open space.
Green space areas are made up of vegetative areas usually identified as trees,
shrubbery, and turf located along hillsides, low lying parcels or riparian areas along
streams and rivers. These areas are usually meant to buffer, preserve, and protect the
subdivision from visual impacts, noise or dust, while providing additional aesthetic and
environmental benefits, not commonly used for active recreational activities.
Common areas are described as mutual green or open spaces that act as a
connection between or around parcels. Entrances, sign areas, access routes, and utility
easements are examples of these type of areas.
Glacier Village Green developers have opted to establish only private
homeowners park areas to satisfy the state subdivision requirements. Having done this
they accepted all the financial and physical responsibility for upkeep and development
of the subdivision parkland.
Mr. Chris Kukulski
Kalispell City Manager
August 30, 2000
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If the homeowners and developers choose to rededicate their parkland to the
City an extensive inventory would need to be completed. The parkland dedicated to the
City would remove those parcels from the tax roles. The recreational potential of the
subdivision as parkland is somewhat limited to the golf course facility and activity; while
other parkland serves the common area and green space buffer, as outlined in
definitions described previously.
In conclusion, the City would have to be a willing recipient of the rededication of
parkland. At this time that discussion would need close examination of the impact.
If further information is needed, please feel free to contact me.
Respectfully submitted,
Wq
Michael Baker, C.L.P.
Director of Parks & Recreation
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