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Regional Parks System Statement <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Key Changes in the Plan <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 plan 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 of the Metropolitan Council are <br />available online at the Metropolitan Council's website: <br />http://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/framework/timeline.htm. <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 />✓ Designate two existing county parks and three trails as "regional." <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 Avenue, and <br />Lexington Parkway <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 />✓ 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 />✓ Acquire land within the current boundaries of 30 existing parks and four trails. <br />✓ Acquire natural -resource lands adjacent to six existing parks and six existing trails. <br />P -I <br />