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Last year you paid someone with a brush trimmer to cut the sides of the trails. Did anyone inspect their work? They knocked done brush and cut some. They also cut intolarge trees that will now die. It looked terrible in the fall, winter and spring with all this debris lying on the sides of the trails. Also the resurfacing job on the trails, did anyone inspect that work? They peeled of the old resurface that didn’t work and pushed all off to the sides into the grass -boy that looked nice and it’s still there. Taxpayer money at work. Take the bobcat and brush attachmentand brush the trails 3-4 times a year.Remove the rotting leaves,.helicopters, cottonwood, and branches, etc., from the trails and the edges of the trails and then they will stop deteriorating and cracking along the edges if they were uncovered, just like a driveway that is overgrown on the sides. Could the lawn cutters cut the edges of the trails that have the bristles growing? They hang over the trails-I've cut a bunch myself. Could the high school kids/summer help maybe trim some of the branches hanging down over the trail. How about removing the trees that have fallen down over the trails from storms earlier this year, at least move them into the woods instead of lining the trails.These are things people see when they are walking -not the stupid flowers on 96 that everyone drives by so quickly. If I wanted to live in an area that looked like the inner city I would move there. Parks good, trails not so good. Trails need to be smooth blacktop instead of glazing for rollerblades (easier on kneesif you fall or slip)!! Sometime road kill lingers excessively on trail between E2 and TSP (Tony Schmidt Park). The last time I walked through (last Sunday?) the trails behind the Valentine Townhouses someone had thrown a couch and probably a TV and other large garbage into the bushes (well hidden) on either side of the trail. I feel like our trails are very nicely maintained and my guess is the next time I walk through there again it will no longer be there. Thank you! My main complaint/concern has to dowith the overabundance of the very large thistle weed plants that line our walking paths. The plants that have purple flowers that dry up into "sticky burrs" right at the edge of the paved paths. These are especially annoying when walking our 2 dogs every day. They get into their fur and sometimes on our clothing. Can't these be eradicated? More funds are needed to keep trails in greater shape! Let's get people out of the streets and provide safe opportunities for them to travel and recreate. Trails are hilly and often uneven, making them unsuitable for walking impaired. We need a trail around Lake Johanna. Love the trails. Only suggestion might be to have some solar lights for safety. Keep working the trails. Keep up the good work maintaining the trails and park system. Arden Hills is a great place to live. It could be greater with a more advanced trail system. The new trail that connects our neighborhood via a trail to Lake Johanna is most appreciated. Now if we could just get to other areas as well, that would be terrific. Please complete the proposed trail on Lake Johanna and New Snelling Avenue. Currently we walk on a busy road -great for safety!! (this is a high priority) Loved the buckthorn removal that cleared areas along trails near Lake Johanna/Tony Schmidt Park in 2012! Have enjoyed trails for 29 years. However, benches should present an opportunity for quiet reflection. What we don't need is to be subjected to annoying and insulting advertising while trying to connect to our natural world. Be Active! Be Green! Rethink Recycling. Can you imagine going to Key Gardens and see "Eat Responsibly, Eat Right to stay Fit"! A thought for the city next time around, might be to consider a more nature themed alternative. For example, educational placards could be placed naming local wildlife and vegetation. Each bench could have a picture of a bird, animal, tree or flower that could be found in the area. That would be more apropos to a trail system which intends to connect people to nature. We are bombarded with advertising everywhere we go. We should be able to go to nature free of this pressure. Maintain the trails we have. We need both paved and natural trails. The new benches along the trail system is a nice addition. Need more trail development. The only suggestion would be to connect more trails with other trails -if that is doable without much extra cost. We don't feel there is a need for planting more trees, having more open space, creating more trails, providing more park benches or dog parks. The running trails are amazingly underused. [10]