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OVERVIEW <br />Round Lake is located in Arden Hills about 12 miles northwest of down- <br />town St. Paul . The lake is in the north end of the Lake Johanna Water- <br />shed situated between the Schmidt Park and Rush Lake Open Space sites. <br />The Round Lake area is surrounded by major highways I-35W, I-694, U.S. <br />10, and M.T.H. 96, with access along Snelling Avenue paralling U.S. 10. <br />Round lake itself, and its shoreline totaling 120 acres is owned by <br />the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.F.W.S.) who have <br />designated the lake as a "waterfowl production area" . <br />The intent of this proposed acquisition is to cooperate with the U.S. <br />F.W.S. in managing this land with a combined area of 175 acres. <br />ANALYSIS (MAN SYSTEMS) <br />The proposed acquisition totals 55.93 acres involving six (6) ownerships • <br />including one (1 ) farm. The two parts of the proposed acquisition are <br />the west side 8.95 acres and the southeast 46.98 acres. <br />The west side will serve as a buffer between the shoreline trail and <br />the adjacent industrial property as well as maintain the areas' <br />scenic qualities. The west side boundary follows in part, a sanitary <br />sewer easement. <br />The southeast part of the proposed acquisition is the major area com- <br />plimentary to the Round Lake United States Fish and Wildlife Service <br />waterfowl production area". <br />The north and east sides of the lake are lined by 14 houses in a strip <br />between the U.S.F.W.S. property and Snelling Avenue.