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Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve Improve the entry experience and sense of welcome from CSAH 14 to the building • Increase programming around 'Essential Experiences': Access to water and four Ecotypes, Birding,and Tree House(Outdoor Classrooms) • Improve the drop-in visitor experience • Better serve current core program audiences and expand new program audiences ■ Improve financial sustainability The Development Concept Plan, strategies and specific projects to meet these goals are illustrated in Chapter 4: WARGO The Plan in the Wargo Nature Center Master Plan-March 2015,which canAT U E, CENTFT0, be found in the appendix of this .t ...� .z-. . �.�+t -�.k� -� } T r_ .•�. -1 •�. document. The total cost for the ±- •, _ =-' proposed improvements is just over $7,000,000 with a 15%contingency in 2017 dollars. During the public w } engagement process,the County asked for input what projects the public would want the County to focus on first. Out , of the twelve projects selected by staff � �:' ti ' "10 for input on,expanding the boardwalk and/or extending the dock into George Watch Lake was the top choice, followed by a trail connection around George Watch Lake to the Lino Lakes YMCA and an expanded nature play area. The next project is to construct a trail connection from the nature center i ■,,.. to the existing Central Anoka County Regional Trail adjacent to CSAH Figure 4:Wargo Nature Center Master Plan Cover 14/Main Street,which connects to the rest of the park reserve. In addition,the County plans to improve the indoor interpretation displays within the Nature Center and also continue working with the University of Minnesota, College of Design-Architecture Program on outdoor classroom structures for Heritage Lab. There is no schedule for completion on these