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Enterprise Park to Crooked Lake 115 kV Transmission Line March 2012 Environmental Assessment Zoning designations and land uses near the transmission lines are not expected to change as a result of the construction and operation of the Project. Temporary and permanent impacts would be limited to the area where poles are placed and to the construction areas. 5.3.5. Recreation The Proposed Route traverses two public sites. Rudy Johnson Park is south of and adjacent to U.S. Highway 10 between 6th and 7th Avenue. River Bend Park is located along Bunker Lake Road (County Road 116) in the city of Ramsey. Rudy Johnson Park is a recreational park with an ice skating rink in the winter and a baseball field in the summer. A few trees are scattered mostly along the western side of the park. Anoka High School has recreational fields along the proposed route at 7th Avenue in the city of Anoka. The proposed transmission line Route traverses River Bend Park. River Bend Park includes a baseball field, tennis courts, a playground and picnic areas. Mitigation - Recreation The transmission line will cross through Rudy Johnson Park. The Applicant believes the best alignment for the transmission line through the park will be to place the transmission line as close as possible to the U.S. Highway 10 easement, which will minimize impacts to the park. Potential impacts to the Anoka High School athletic fields can be reduced by placing the transmission line ROW as close to 7th Avenue as allowable, and by placing transmission poles even with the soccer end lines. This would require two 360-foot spans between three poles. The transmission line will cross through River Bend Park. Park staff has suggested the transmission line will have fewer impacts if it were to follow along the north side of County Road 116. The Applicant has stated it will continue to work with the city of Ramsey to minimize and mitigate impacts in the park. 5.3.6. Transportation Approximately 4.2 miles of the 5.8-mile Proposed Route would parallel public road and railroad rights -of -way (approximately 0.65 miles adjacent to Trunk Highway 10, 2.7 miles along Anoka County Roads 7,14 and 116, 0.35 miles adjacent to the BNSF railroad; and 0.54 miles along Anoka city streets). This parallel alignment adjacent to public road and railroad rights -of -way represents approximately 72 percent of the total Route length of 5.8 miles. A portion of the Project ROW could overlap existing roadway ROW. The BNSF railroad ROW in the project area is 125 feet in width. The communities within the Project area have developed around this railroad alignment, leaving minimal space between the railroad ROW and local businesses, industrial buildings, and 57