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<br />Regional Parks System Statement <br />City of Arden Hills <br /> <br />Key Changes in the Plan <br /> <br />The 2030 Regional Parks Policy Plan adopted by the Metropolitan Council in June 2005 is the <br />metropolitan system plan for regional recreation open space with which local comprehensive <br />plans must conform. This system statement summarizes significant elements of the metropolitan <br />system plan and highlights those elements that apply specifically to your community. In <br />addition to reviewing this system statement, your community should consult the entire 2030 <br />Regional Parks Policy Plan, the 2030 Regional Development Framework and other pertinent <br />regional planning and policy documents to ensure your community's local comprehensive plan <br />and pIau amendments conform to the metropolitan system plans. A PDF file of the entire 2030 <br />Regional Parks Policy Plan, the 2030 Regional Development Framework, the Local Planning <br />Handbook and other regional planning and policy documents ofthe Metropolitan Council are <br />available online at the Metropolitan Council's website: <br />http://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/framework/timeline.htm. <br /> <br />To meet the needs of the region in 2030, the 2030 Regional Parks Policy Plan includes the <br />following changes to the current regional parks system. <br /> <br />,/ Designate two existing county parks and three trails as "regionaI." <br />· In Washington County, Pine Point Park <br />· In Ramsey County, Tony Schmidt Park <br />· In Ramsey County/St. Paul, three regional trails - Trout Brook, Summit A venue, and <br />Lexington Parkway <br /> <br />,/ Acquire and develop three new parks. Search areas include: <br />. Northwestern Anoka County <br />. Empire Township in Dakota County. Please note that the Metropolitan Council approved a <br />park master plan and a boundary for the park has been established. <br />· Blakeley Township in Scott County <br /> <br />,/ Acquire and develop seven new trails. Search areas include: <br />. The Crow River, in Carver County and Three Rivers Park District <br />. Both a north/south and an east/west trail traversing Dakota County <br />. An east/west trail traversing Scott County <br />. In Three Rivers Park District, a trail connecting parts of Baker Park Reserve; a trail <br />connecting Baker and Crow-Hassan Park Reserves; and a trail connecting Crow-Hassan <br />and Elm Creek Park Reserves <br /> <br />,/ Acquire land within the current boundaries of 30 existing parks and four trails. <br /> <br />,/ Acquire natural-resource lands adjacent to six existing parks aud six existing trails. <br /> <br />P-I <br />