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Spring 1999 City of Centerville - Page 4 Design Team Visit Update... Entrance tasks Jim March, City Adminimratorhas been working on ideas for the gateway T rails, into the city from the east. We already have a plan and are hoping to put some- thing up within the next year. Jim has had discussions with a future bank coming Parks 1�S Lakes into the city. Centerville is extremely fortu- Doirntovrn tirska/Street Scapes(Her stage Museum nate to have the Chain of Lakes last fall the city was given permission to remove the fence along Main Street Anoka county Park right next dote in front of the elementary school. The school will be putting up their new sign In addition, plans for a new set of eds spring. We currently are obtaining information on Heritage Preservation Com- trails in the park match beautifully mission for the City of Centerville. Anoka County has agreed to donate the excess with the Design Team vision. toad right-of-way between Main Street and Centerville Lake north of 7105 Main Design Team 'Volunteer's d. olunte r's reconunen- Street clarions Include: connect to the Anoka Church Tasks Park trail system to Lamotte Park Cun ntly the Community/Youth Center group has written a letter to the church (short term goal), seek permission or design team group asking them to contact the Community Center/Youth Caner tra�l h ga prop north be group with regard to the church's need for space. of Lamont Park, attempt to ensure a ComnrtmityjYouth Center 'tasks connection to Wargo Nature Center, Currently the Community/Youth Center group has contacted several comtnuni- connect to a possible trail through des with the regard to the cost and land required for a community center. As Hugo (use Main Street and an ease- Wend above we sent a letter to the design team church group with regard to this ment area east of Lamotte Ptuk, topic. pier, provid a possible connection c onnection fishing pier, Design Team Follow Up Meeting ie, e oible on between lakes, take advantage of Everyone is invited to attend a Design Team follow up meeting, Saturday, grants for park equipment. June 12.10:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Centevillc Elementary School in the cafete- ria Hear about the activities and plans of the groups that formed after the Design County Road 14 Team visit, Since starting, some of the groups have merged. The current set of groups are Entrance, Downtown/Streetseapes/Heritage Museum, Church, An important finding of the Community/Youth Center, Trails/Parks/Lakes, and County 14. Information on Design Team was that the next Design Team activities is available at City Hall. if anyone would like to join one logical step for the development of or more of these groups, contact City Hall or Wayne LcBlane -(651) 426 -0168. County Road 14 (Main Street) Is to make it a busy 4 lane road. Some Design Team Volunteers Meeting consegcences of this are that many downtown buildings would have to - - -After -the Design Team follow up meeting, the next Design Team Volunteers -- - be destroyed because of the huger meeting is planned for September 14, 7:00 pm at City Hall. Design Team W1un- widTh, it wonld tend to isolate the city teen meetings have been taking place roughly every 2 months on the second into a "north" and "south" Centerville Tuesday of the mouth. The plan is to continue that schedule starting again on with busy traffic effectively dividing September 14. the city, there would be even more tracks and heavy traffic, and so on. Park Proposal In a recent meeting with Anoka County, it seems that, right now, there Although not directly in Centerville. the Chain of Lakes Park is right next are no immediate plans to change door and is about to undergo some positive changes. The current proposal calls County 14 into a 4 lane road, but the for elimination of many roads in the park and construction in phases of trails, one future is uncertain as traffic is bound of which would connect to Lanese Park. Instead of six exmances from County to increase. A simple easy solution 14, the new plan reduces it to three. The park will be undergoing a "redesign" for to County 14 traffic is not immedi- the better. The park is designated a park preserve which means it is to retain and slaty obvious. emphasize its natural resources. No more than 20% of the park area is to be developed. This park is one of the hest neighbors Centerville could ever hope to have.