Bastick lives across the street from the park. She said there's nothing wrong with kids coming to the park, that's what it's there for. But, what isn't okay is some of the nonsense that happens when large groups of kids meet at the park.

"What we've been seeing is 20, 50, 75 kids, teenagers gathering from all directions, and they congregate in this area. The bathroom is, which I believe is now closed, would be one of their focal points and they would come down here and fight," Bastick said.

She said police have been called several times.

Folwell Park is part of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's "North Service Area Master Plan." The plan features new playgrounds, expanded basketball courts and several improved multi-use fields, to name just a few changes. Folks in the neighborhood said they can't wait.

"Excited for something new for the kids," Tamika Thunder said.

What the plan doesn't include is more lighting, which Bastick thinks is needed, especially on the hill by the bathrooms and upper playground.

The Park Board told KSTP it is looking to get temporary lighting. Right now, members are looking for the money, and as soon as they can, they'll put the lighting in.

Park police and also a group called "A Mother's Love," by connecting with the kids, have made efforts to squash the fighting.

On Friday, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board said construction fencing is being installed at the playground so contractors can begin work next week on the new playground, as part of the Folwell Park improvements project. Other parts of the project have been delayed.