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City of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT County is working to implement the Tony Schmidt Master Plan, the Rice Creek Deletes The Cityshoulawork with trail system, and other regional park and trail projects that connect to or impact Ramsey county to continue Arden Hills. implementation on Mounds View School District — The City has an opportunity to work with the school district and the two facilities in Arden Hills to increase trail access to the schools, promote safe routes to school, and increase youth physical activity. Bethel University and Northwestern College — Both of these campuses have trails that can be accessed by the public. The City should consider working with these organizations to ensure continued access to these trails and to make connections with City trails. Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) Redevelopment Partner and the Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS) — This unprecedented redevelopment on the TCAAP propertypffers an opportunity to greatly expand the City's park and t Deleted: inAn en wns pathway network. The City seeks to continue workingwith the developers, Deleted: must AHATS and private entities to ensure a park and pathway system is constructed1 -- con ', Deleted: continue to work that meets the needs of current and future residents. Although the AHATS property is not freely open to the public it could play a role in future park and recreation opportunities. 9.6.3 financingDelete Deleted:¶ While the City supports the park and recreation system, it is recognized that ( Formatted_ Bullets and Numbering other needs in the City compete for funds and funding will continue to be a challenge. In order to jmplement the parks and recreation plan, yearly priorities j Deletes success my could,be identified in the City's capital improvement plan (CIP), which can be tDeletea adjusted annually as funding opportunities, and needs change. Flexibilit in — _—_ ', Deleted: must Implementation will be necessary. Since much of the City is developed, park and recreation expansions improvements cannot rely on park dedication fees alone. Therefore, the City Jnav need to explore other financing options, Pursuing, funding opportunities may Deleted: .at help advance implementation of this plan at a faster rate than would otherwise be LDeleted: such as grants and bonds able to occur. `Deletes these 9.6.4 Additional Strategies ! Formatted: Bullets and Numbering Deleted: 9 The strategies in the previous sections should not be considered all-inclusive. Formatted: Indent: Left- os New opportunities and strategies should be identified to further advance the Fo mattes: Font-. (Default) Anal, 10 City's housing goal and policies. ( Pt Formatted: Font (Default) Arial, 10'', DRAFT 60 pt—__._— 5/1/2008