Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/10/1997

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When driving down Traprock Street into the park, a road veers off`to the right between the sorghum fields and the gravel pit. This road exists to provide access into the agricultural fields in this area. Further down Traprock Street splits into two private roads leading to each life estate. All of these roads are unpaved roads and appear compacted from long use. Mowed paths exist on the eastern side of Traprock Street for easier car and walking accessibility to the grasslands and oak woodland-brushland. A mowed road exists behind the Husby home and winds down to the boat hunch area. A mowed path extends from the southeastern portion of the Husby estate along the river to the end of the park land and then swings north along the fence separating the park from the Rivenwick subdivision (Figure 6). It then circles back to the Husby estate. Utilities Overhead electric lines and underground telephone cables have already been established in the park (Cox, 1995) (Figure 7). They extend down Traprock Street from poles along Highway 10. The lines veer off`Traprock Street to follow the private driveways and end up at both the Husby and Anderson homes. The park hes within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) line, but a storm sewer has not yet been installed to the area (Schroeder, 1995). The city of Ramsey proposed a storm sewer that will be sited down Ramsey Boulevard and follow the park/R/venwick subdivision boundary. The storm sewer is scheduled to be built by 1998. Development in Area Highway 10 is heavy in commercial development with some hght industrial areas. Businesses such as boat rentals, car dealers, gas stations, and craf~ and flower shops line the highway. A 20 acre parcel of Mississippi West Regional Park land that stradrlles Highway 10 has been proposed to be sold off`for the addition of a frontage road on the southern side of Highway 10 and for possible commercial use (Boos, 1995). The area of land along Highway 10 to the east of Mississippi West Regional Park is slated for commercial development, whereas the land along Highway 10 to the west of the park may become commercial or residential (Figure 1). The population in Anoka County and within the city of Rarnsey has been rising rapidly since 1970 (Anoka County, 1995). The population in the city of Ramsey was 14,081 in 1993 and is projected to grow to 22,000 by the year 2020. Residential development has been increasing on the east and west sides of the park. This development will provide additional housing to compensate for this projected growth. Alpaca 19