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<br />PARKS, TRAILS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE <br />STRATEGIES FOR PARKS AND TRAILS <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />STRATEGIES FOR PARKS <br /> <br />I. Disk golf course at Ingerson Park <br /> <br />The PTRC gather information on the popularity of disk golf and found it to bc increasingly <br />popular. Thcrcfore, as one of our strategies, we recommcnd development of a disk golf <br />coursc at Ingcrson. The estimated cost is $7,500. <br /> <br />2. Fenced dog park at Parkshore <br /> <br />This currcntly undeveloped land south of Round Lake would well-scrvc thosc who need a <br />place to run their dogs off-leash. Staff estimates the cost of this development at $15,000. <br /> <br />3. Portable warming houses at Freeway and Valentine Parks <br /> <br />Thcsc parks sce increased use during the winter months and the current warming houses are <br />inadequatc. W c recommcnd new houscs for the 2007 skating season at an cstimated cost of <br />$9,000 for installation plus $1,800 per ycar for continued maintenancc. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />STRATEGIES FOR TRAILS <br /> <br />Trail developmcnt has lagged bchind our investment in park facilities for a number of years. Thc <br />PTRC recommends dcvclopment of an artcrial or "core" trail system that providcs access to all <br />areas of the community and in addition, provides badly needed access to thc trail systems in <br />adjacent communi tics and to thc rcgional trail systcm. But more than that, thcse trail segments <br />become an integral part ofthe ovcrall transportation network. <br /> <br />I. Tony Schmidt Park Railroad undcrpass <br /> <br />This improvcmcnt has becn schcdulcd for construction this ycar and will provide improved <br />acccss to the Park from neighborhoods to thc north utilizing already complctcd portions of <br />the Arden Hills trail network. It will also form a strong connection with other rccommcnded <br />arterial trails. <br /> <br />2. West sidc of Old Snelling from Highway 51 on the south to County Road E on the north. <br /> <br />We understand that this portion of highway is scheduled for improvcment during 2007. We <br />urge the council to allocatc funds for a trail as part ofthat reconstruction. This trail segment <br />is a kcy link in the major north-south artcrial through the city which will cventually conncct <br />the existing Arden Hills with thc new TCAAP developmcnt. This trail may be eligiblc for <br />municipal state-aid funding. In the future, we envision extcnding this trail to the south along . <br />thc west sidc of Highway 51. <br />