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., . f.. City olCenterville - Page 4. TraIlS, Parks & Lakes Centerville is extremely fortu- nate to. have the Chain of Lake$ Anoka County Park right next door. In addition, plans for a new set of tmils in the park match beautifully with the Design Team vision. . Design'.IeaJnyolunteer's recommen- dations include: connect to theAnoka Park trail system. to Lamotte Park (short term goal), seek permission or explore the possibility to extend the trail through property north of Lamotte Park, attempt to ensure a connection to Wargo Nature Center, connect to a possible trail through Hugo (use Main Street and an ease- ment area east of Lamotte Park), attempt to provide a possible fishing pier, provide a possible connection between lakes,. take advantage of grants for park equipment. .Counly Road 14 An important fbiding of the Design Team was that the next logical step for the development of County Road 14 (Main Street) is to make it a busy 4 lane road. Some consequences of this are that many downtown buildings would have to be destroyed because of the larger width, it would tend to isolate the city into a "north" and "south" CenterviIle with busy traffic effectively dividing the city, there would be even more trucks and heavy traffic, and so on. In a recent meeting with Anoka County, it seems that there are no immedi.ate plans to change County 14 into a 4 laneroad, but the future is. uncertain as .traffic is bound to increase. A simple easy solution to County 14 traffic is not immediately obviQUS. ..:. Spring 1999 Design Team Visit Update... Entrance 'I8sks Jim MarCh, City Administrator,has been working on ideas for the gateway into the city from the east. Wea1ready have a plan and are hoping to put some- thing up within the next year. Jim.has had discussions with a future bank comiilg intothe~ . Downtown 18sks/Street SeapesJHeritage Museum - . Last fall the city was given permission to remove the fence along Main Street in front of the elementary schooL The school will be putting up their new sign this spring. We currently are obtaining information on.Heritage Preservation C0m.- mission for the City of Centerville. Anoka County has agreed to donate the excess road right-of-way between Main Street and Centerville Lake north of 7105 Main Street, CImrd1 'lBsks Currently the CommunitylYouth Center group has written a letter to the church design team group asking them to contact the Community CenterJYouth Center group with regard to the church's need for space. Community/youthCenter 'IBsks Currently the CommunitylYouth Center group has contacted several communi- ties with the. regard to the cost and land required for a community center. As stated above we sent a letter ~ the design team church group with regard to this topic. Design Team Fonow Up Meeting Everyone is invited to attend a Design Team follow up meeting, Saturday, June 12, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Centerville Elementary School in the cafete- ria. Hear about the activities and plans of the groups that formedaltii-the Design Team visit. Since starting, some of the groups have merged. The current set of groups are: Entrance, DowntownlStreetscapeslHeritage Museum, Church,' CommunitylYouth Center, TrailsIParkslLakes, and County 14; Information on Design Team activities is available at City Hall. If anyone would like to join one or more of these groups, contact City Hall or Wayne LeBlanc-(651) 426-0168. Design Team Volunteers Meeting After the Design Team follow up meeting, the next Design Team Volunteers meeting is planned for September 14,7:00 pm at. City HalL Design Team Volun- teer meetings have been taking place roughly every 2 months on the second Tuesday of the month. The plan is to continue that schedule starting again on September 14. Park Proposal Al~ough not directly in Centerville, the Chain of Lakes Park is right next door and is about to undergo some positive changes. The current proposal ca1ls for elimination of many roads in the park and construction in phases of trails, o~ of which would connect to Lamotte Park. Instead of six entJ:ances from Conn. ,I' 14, the new plan reduces it to three. The park will be undergoing a "redesign" for-. the better. The park is designated a park preserve which ~ it.is to retain and emphasize its natural resources. No more than 20% of the .park area is to be developed. This park is one of the best neighbors Centerville could ever hope to have.