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a — <br /> t <br /> COON LAKE COUNTY PARK • SEE IMillilROVEMENTS <br /> Coon Lake County Park is a gem located on Coon Lake in the City of Columbus. The park receives many visitors <br /> during the summer and throughout the fishing season. To provide a more pleasant experience at Coon Lake, the <br /> County will be making improvements in the next year The County has recently hired HCM Architects to design a <br /> new restroom building. The new restroom building will sit opposite of the comfort station and have three family <br /> restrooms The existing comfort station will be converted into changing rooms and a vending area In addition, <br /> the County also plans on expanding one of the beach parking lots to accommodate 30 additional stalls That will <br /> bring the total stalls to 110. Construction is anticipated to begin spring of 2016 and will be completed by fall of <br /> 2016. <br /> ORGANICS COLLECTION AT COMMUNITY <br /> EVENTS <br /> In 2015, Recycling & Resource Solutions staff provided direct assistance <br /> to 19 community events held in Anoka County. Working with event I <br /> coordinators and vendors, staff shared knowledge on how to set up 1 <br /> a successful waste reduction program at their community event. Staff <br /> assisted with providing public information, vendor outreach, on-site <br /> assistance, and coordination of station monitoring volunteers. In <br /> addition, Recycling & Resource Solutions provided containers, signage, <br /> and bags at several events. Targeting community events to increase <br /> recycling and adding organics where feasible provides many benefits: <br /> • Helps achieve county state mandated recycling and organics goals. <br /> • Provides more places for residents to recycle in their community. <br /> • Introduces the concept of organics collection for composting. <br /> • Provides educational opportunities to answer questions. <br /> Watch for organics collection containers at events, most containers <br /> have signs to identify types of items accepted. Several schools and <br /> restaurants in Anoka County have started organics collection programs. <br /> Organics collection is also happening at community events and high <br /> traffic destinations such as the 3M Championship Golf Tournament <br /> and Bunker Beach Water Park. Anoka County is working with public and private partners to offer more organics <br /> recycling opportunities for residents Stay tuned for more information on local organics collection opportunities. <br /> - 5 - <br />