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<br />biking/walking paths. As we have more seniors in our community maybe we could explore the <br />possibility of having golf cart paths from downtown to Greenhaven or other such destinations. <br /> <br />. More time to enjoy recreation <br /> <br />. No change <br /> <br />. Not better trails, but more of them. <br /> <br />. Nothing. The lakes in the area are primarily shallow and small, so large boat accesses and <br />beaches wouldn't be appropriate. The Rum River is the best recreational waterway and it has <br />reasonable access. <br /> <br />7. If there was one thing you could change about the natural resources of the watershed over the <br />next 10 years, what would it be? <br /> <br />. Better boating access and the assurance that fish that are caught ~re safe to eat. <br />. Better public trail access along our lakes and rivers for biking and hiking and scenic connections <br />to region wide trail systems. Perhaps that's not a natural resource, but it is something I'd like to <br />see encouraged in a way that the trailway would preserve, protect and promote natural and <br />scenic green space along our water ways. <br />. Better water quality; ensure that pollutants, pesticides, fertilizers don't finding their way into the <br />local water; maintain water quality (6) <br />. Maintain natural buffer; enforce clearing trees and brush by homeowners especially on the Rum <br />River; possibly a tax credit for erosion control (3) <br /> <br />. Improve public access to water resources (2) <br /> <br />. Improved management of runoff by the cities, particularly to the Rum River. <br />. Increase education for residents on how to pollute less and maintain our valuable resources. <br />Increase campaign for low to no motor sports equipment (ex. Canoe instead of boating) (3) <br />. Ensure controlled and planned development <br />. Keep it the same <br /> <br />. Keep natural but accessible <br /> <br />. Less invasive development that pays lip service to protecting the environment and more actual <br />protection of these resources. Filling in wetlands still occurs and changing long term plans to fit <br />new opportunities is commonplace. We need to enforce these plans more and stop cities from <br />changing them when a developer walks in and proposes a new subdivision. <br />· Monitoring and public feedback <br /> <br />. More monitoring the use of vehicles that damage wetlands <br />. More natural - less developed <br /> <br />. Protect wetlands more (2) <br />· Reduce fertilizer use within 500 t01 000 feet of the river to allow natural filtration of nutrients to <br />occur prior to runoff or groundwater flow to reach the river. Similarly reduce fertilizer use on <br />lawns with in a prescribed distance of stormwater intake leading to the river, or create wetland <br />infiltration bioremediation basins to treat the stormwater from streets and neighborhoods. <br /> <br />. Stop dumping all the water into Mississippi and Rum. Less non impervious surface requirement, <br />Storm water fee credits for impervious surfaces. Encourage rain gardens. <br /> <br />. The continued efforts to preserve and protect them continue to enhance their value. <br />. To enhance the downtown of Anoka to be a commercial destination for boaters on the Mississippi <br />we need to improve public access from the Mississippi to the downtown area by boaters. <br />Imagine the possibility of a gasoline filling source in the area of city hall, for example. This would <br />require boating channels and docking opportunities. The effect would be the upgrading of <br />