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City of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT Ramsey County Parks and Recreation - With reqional facilities in Arden Hills and connectinq to City pathways. it is important to coordinate with the County. The County is workinq to implemen~ the Tony Schmid! Master Plan,_ the Rice Creek _ . trail system, and other regional park and trail projects that connect to or impact Arden Hills. 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 workirlg with these organizations to ensure continued access to these trails and to make connections with City trails. Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCMP) Redevelopment Partner and the Arden Hills Army Traininq Site IAHATS) - This unprecedented redevelopment on the TCMP property offers an opportunity to greatly expand the City's park and pathway network. The City .seeks to continue workinq with the developers, AHA TS. and private entities to ensure a park and pathway system is constructed that meets the needs of current and future residents. Althouqh the AHA TS property is not freely open to the public. it could playa role in future park and recreation opportunities. 9.6.3 financing While the City supports the park and recreation system, it is recognized that other needs in the City compete for funds and fundinq will continue to be a challenqe. In order to jmplement the parks and recreation plan, ,yearly priorities could,be identified in theCity's capital improvement plan(CIP),which canbe adjusted annually as funding. opportunities. and needs change. Flexibility in 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 may need to explore other financing options" Pursuing. funding opportunities may help advance implementation of this plan at a faster rate than would otherwise be able to occur. 9.6.4 Additional Strategies DRAFT 5/15/2008 l~D..~I~t..~d..'....'T.'h.e..''''c......'~.......'.'h.....~~.'''id...'''';.o-.rl<. .....-..'. h. ..-1. Ramsey County to continue ! "~~2~:~-=n~!io_n ,,~~. . """ __ ___ _ __ _ _ j 1 Deleted: in Arden Hills I D~leted: ;:;;ust ! Deleted: continue to work --...1 I Deleted: 11 l~~______ _______ I Deleted: successfully -(D;i;t;;d.;"~~;"'"- ,[ Deleted: must ..-,,"","=""._~\ [ Deleted: must -----~----.., L,?_~I~~~~:___~_~~~_~_~__~_~~~~_~_~_~_~?_~_?_5:_..J r --, t~_~I_~~~_:__~~~_~_," _ _ _ ___________"____. l Deleted: 11 62