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ISSUE 1: Are the Purpose and Goals Statements in the 1980 plan appropriate? <br /> PURPOSE AND GOALS (from the 1980 plan) • <br /> The purpose of the regional system is to provide recreation open space that <br /> will meet the outdoor recreational needs of the people of the Metropolitan <br /> Area. <br /> Consistent with this purpose, the Council has eight goals for the regional <br /> system to be accomplished in conjunction with the implementing agencies: <br /> 1. Plan and provide regional facilities within the framework of the larger <br /> metropolitan recreation open space system and facilities provided by the <br /> private sector. <br /> 2. Acquire park reserves to protect and manage at least one representative <br /> example of each of the eight major landscape types found in the Metro- <br /> politan Area and develop recreational facilities consistent with natural <br /> resource protection. <br /> 3. Acquire and develop regional parks, park reserves and regional trail cor- <br /> ridors sufficient to meet facility needs for the variety of experiences <br /> possible for swimming, picnicking, fishing, boating, camping, trail activ- <br /> ities, and nature study and appreciation. <br /> 4. Provide regional special recreation use areas within regional parks and <br /> park reserves to meet identified regional needs when consistent with the <br /> overall purpose of the facility. • <br /> 5. Improve public awareness and accessibility to the regional system through <br /> improved public information, expanded non-auto access (that is, transit and <br /> bike) and accommodations for handicapped people. <br /> 6. Provide equitable levels of recreational service throughout the Metropoli- <br /> tan Area, finance the capital and operating costs of the regional system <br /> and secure a continuing funding authority. <br /> 7. Provide ongoing opportunity for citizen participation throughout the plan- <br /> ning and operation of the regional recreation open space system. <br /> 8. Support general Metropolitan Council goals for development of the Metro- <br /> politan Area by locating and scheduling park acquisition and development <br /> in coordination with schedules for other metropolitan services. <br /> This system plan is aimed at meeting regional recreational needs to the year <br /> 2000. <br /> Questions: <br /> 1. Are the goals stated for the regional recreation open space system <br /> appropriate? What do you think the goals should be? Should there be more <br /> priority given to certain goals? Which ones; and in what order would you <br /> arrange them? <br /> 2. Is the need for a "balanced" system an appropriate goal ? If so, is it <br /> adequately stated in the plan? <br />