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<br />STRATEGIES FOR PARKS, TRAILS, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING <br /> <br />STRATEGIES FOR PARKS <br /> <br />I. Disk golf course/Bocce golf course <br /> <br />The PTRC is exploring the idea of a disk golf course or bocce golf course because these <br />activities provide another way for citizens to eujoy our parks. The estimated cost is $7,500, <br />locatiou to be determined <br /> <br />2. Fenced dog park <br /> <br />While a fenced dog park has been proposed as a potential strategy, it appears that Ramsey <br />County is discussing the idea of adding a dog park to Tony Schmidt Regional Park. <br />Discussion of this option should follow that decision. Staff estimates the cost of this <br />development at $15,000. <br /> <br />3. Improve warming house conditions at Freeway Park and Hazelnut Park. <br /> <br />These parks see increased use during the winter months and the current warming houses are <br />inadequate. The condition ofthe warming houses has been addressed by Council action. <br /> <br />4. Study the feasibility of improving Valentine Park. <br /> <br />The park floods every spring due to the fact that it is at a lower elevation than Lake <br />Valentine. The play structure, warming house, and baseball field are routinely flooded. <br />Replacement ofthe play structure has been delayed several times due to these issues. <br />Information on costs and benefits of improving the park, and consideration of other options <br />for providing a park for the neighborhood, will lead to a future recommendation. <br /> <br />STRATEGIES FOR TRAILS <br /> <br />Trail development has lagged behind the City's investment in park facilities for a number of <br />years. The PTRC recommends development of an arterial or "core" trail system that provides <br />access to all areas of the community and in addition, provides needed access to the trail systems <br />in adjacent communities and to the regional trail system. The proposed trail segments also <br />become an integral part ofthe overall transportation network. <br /> <br />i. Tony Schmidt Park Railroad underpass <br /> <br />This improvement has been scheduled for construction this year and will provide improved <br />access to the Park from neighborhoods to the north utilizing already completed portions of <br />the Arden Hills trail network. It will also form a strong connection with other recommended <br />arterial trails, especially the anticipated Ramsey County trail connecting Tony Schmidt with <br />Long Lake Regional Park <br />