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MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: May 13 , 1975 <br />SUBJECT: Round Lake County Park <br />FROM: Parks and Recreation Subcommittee <br />Philippa Lindquist, Janet McTavish, <br />Mary Blomquist <br />After reviewing the proposal presented by the Ramsey <br />County Parks and Recreation Department concerning acquisitionoflandnearRoundLakeinArdenHills, and after consideringtheconcernsexpressedbytheadjacenthomeowners , we have <br />developed the following views : <br />1. We feel that waterfowl production and public educa- <br />tion are the highest uses for the Round Lake area <br />and we would like to see the area preserved for these <br />purposes. <br />2 . These two functions would be greatly enhanced if some <br />upland areas contiguous to the area now controlled bytheU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service were maintained inAlltheirnaturalstate. <br />3 . We feel that the Ramsey County recreational needs could <br />be better met in other areas within the county. <br />4 . We recommend that the Council determine the effect that <br />additional open space in Arden Hills has upon the tax <br />picture as compared to other potential uses (single <br />family, multiple family, commercial, industrial) of <br />land. <br />5. If the Council approves the proposed purchase of land <br />by Ramsey County for open space, we would recommend that <br />they require that the county would declare a 10 year <br />moratorium on all changes or improvements to the <br />property and that they investigate what assurance would <br />be given that this is carried out.