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and south of'[bLighway #10. The National Park Service is acting as a coordinating entity for areas within the M!i."ssissippi River Corridor. One charge of the park service is to see trails' along the ennrety of tile Mississippi River Corridor. it is expected that within the year, a grant and aid program will ~ developed and advertised to effect this need. 1995 153rd Avemle Trail Paving - This aforementioned u-ail paving could happen as soon as late 1995, and is dependent upon the road conswacrion project. Lake Itaska Cpark Development - Staff is in the process of soliciting comment for the park's development via feedback from neighborhood mailings. Upon completion of this process, staff will formulat~, a park plan and budget for Commission and Council consideration. Careful consideration 0f adjoining land uses will be needed to ensure this park is developed to it maximum potential. 153rd Avenue Trail Paving - This segment, aisc) proposed to be funded by Minnesota State Aid dollars, may be consnmcw, d concurrent with the new road's u-ail paving between County Road #83 and Variohte Srree~ N.W. The link is intended to provide east/wesl access in addition to connection to the Lake ltaska Park. Fo>; Park DeVelopment - This park's development is at the same point as the Lake itaska's park development. The Commission will note that there is approximately 158,000 currently un- allocated in the ,Demerest Brook Disu-ict which has been deferred to 1996 to assist with connection of the Fox Ridl~e neighborhood, south to 167th Avenue N.W. This is intended to provide safety improvements iJong State Highway #47, link neighborhoods, and facilitate the beginning of safe navel along Hit~bway #47. Central Park - 1./2. Backstop hood for the original four ballfields. The intent here is to minimize the potential striking of an individual viewing one game by a foul ball from the ballfield b~:hind that person. This item, and the sideline fences, should be considered safety ira. provements rather than new park development. These items, and the exmnsion of sideline fences will be funded from the Autumn Heights Park District's current umallocated revenues. Two three-row 15' bleachers for fields #5 and #6. The bleachers will be associated with fields #5 and #6 that were conswacmd in 1990-91. This, and the next two /tams are intended to be funded from interest earnings of the Parks Trust tZund w~thout regard to the district. The rationale being that Cenu-al Park is widely used by~ members throughout the cornmuniry and the individual expenditures are below tha interest earnings accrued on the Parks Trust l::und in any given year. One five-row 15' bleacher for the baseball field. ElqCmc service for two destinations. The baseball field and the four original fields, for!utilization of the pitching machine by the Ramsey Youth Athletic Association (RYA.A) and other activities requiring electricity. River's Bend- Tha soccer goal with nets is intended to replace..the goal that was borrowed from Ceatral Park to utilize the upper soccer field at CenrraJ Park that is now in suitable conttition. A 15', five-row bleacher will be utilized in conjunction with the single softball field in ~ver's Bend which is used throughout the year by RYAA and the public. Z, lq