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

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A planning proposal for: Mississippi West Regional Park Anoka County Department of Parks and Recreation I! SUMMARY The following report outlines the reasons and strategies for the inclusion of one new park elements and exclusion of one park element into/from the Metropolitan Council's Recreation Open Space Development Guide/Policy Plan: INCLUSION 1. Mississippi West Regional Park EXCLUSION 1. Rum River South Regional Park Anoka County controls 273 acres of park land undeveloped for public park usage along the north bank of the Mississippi River. Anoka Count, s park land comprises two islands set in the Mississippi River and adjoining sand plain lands overlooking the Mississippi River. It is an opportunity for the metropolitan area to have' a regional park and trail set in a prairie / oak savanna landscape along the metropolitan's most si,_qmificant water resource - the Mississippi River. The Anoka County Department of Parks and Recreation is proposing to the Metropolitan Council its/vftssissippi River park land become a part of the regional park system. The proposed regional park would function as a regional park and be called Mississippi West Regional Park. The proposed Mississippi West Regional Park adjoins the metropolitan areas most significant natural resource - the Mississippi River. The Metropolitan Council in its effort to increase protection and access to the Mississippi River already has the following ex/sting or proposed regional parks along the Mississippi River - Coon Rapids Dam, Anoka County River front, North Mississippi, Central Mississippi River front, Mississippi Gorge, Hidden Falls-Crosby Farm, Lilydale-Harriet Island, Battle Creek, Grey Cloud Island, and Spring Lake. The proposed Mississippi West Regional Park would be a continuation of past Mississippi River regional park efforts.