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A concrete retaining wall encircles the "tot lot" and serves as park signage, visible from Crestwood Boulevard. After racist graffiti was hastily removed from the park that summer, an idea to commission a mural on the retaining wall near the tennis courts as a means of discouraging graffiti was approved. Tension between neighborhood residents and the Crestwood Colts football program resulted in a list of demands which, according to some residents, went unmet two years later.

In the Spring of Blake helped to negotiate a solution where the Colts and the neighborhood jointly established a coordinating committee to act as a liaison in communicating the concerns of each group. Specific actions to be taken included having a police officer oversee parking and enforce littering laws and ending the practice of broadcasting music over the park's public address system.

Though it had been the property of the city and used as a park since the s, formal dedication as a public park did not take place until On May 12 , the park's playing field was rededicated as Claud Cotten III Memorial Field to recognize the contributions of Crestwood North neighborhood activist Claud Cotten , who promoted organized sports for decades and served on the board of the Crestwood Colts. Beginning in a new master plan for the park's future was created by the Crestwood Park Improvement Committee.

Construction began in December and the park re-opened in September Jump to: navigation , search. References Hulen, Tara May 26, "Annual festival celebrates neighborhood's rennaissance". In the Crestwood Board of Aldermen had great forethought to realize that an old abandoned quarry adjacent to a small eight-acre park was a treasure to preserve.

Skip to Main Content. Loading Close. Do Not Show Again Close. Sign In. Crestwood Park Crestwood's second largest park is 21 acres. Ferndale Park Located off of Liggett Drive nestled between Ferndale and Briarton is 1 acre park with a newer playground on rubberized safety surfacing. Rayburn Park The park has a playground and offers a shady place to relax. Sanders Park Sanders Park includes two tennis courts, two playground areas, a multi-purpose court with two basketball goals and a walking path.

Spellman Park Located off of Spellman Drive, the park is 3 acres. If you are not available, please return the call within 2 hours, or the requested time slot may be made available to other potential renters. An Eden Prairie resident cannot make a reservation on behalf of a non-resident business. All reservation and permit requests must be submitted online. Crestwood Park Building.

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