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The development of the park is designed to increase the public <br />utility of the park and to enhance the many natural features of <br />the park. The project is designed so that there is minimal <br />impact on the natural environment of the park by developing much <br />of the park for passive uses and to establish a native prairie in <br />part of the park. In addition, the trails will allow for <br />observation of a natural-type park and environment along the <br />oxbow of the Rum River. <br /> <br />The park development plan includes landscape screening and <br />buffering of active recreation facilities from nearby residences. <br />The overall development plan also includes screening and <br />buffering of the more passive use areas from. the proposed County <br />Road 116 bridge passing over a portion of the park. <br /> <br />Appendix A of the LAWCON application guidelines notes that <br />bicycle paths, trails, accesses and natural park-like areas are <br />ranked highly on the "Local Government Officials Preference List". <br />Appendix B of the LAWCON application guidelines notes that in <br />Region 11 (the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area), natural <br />park-like areas, trails and river accesses are highly ranked <br />citizen priorities. In a survey conducted in April 1987 by the <br />Ramsey Park and Recreation Commission, 97% of the citizens <br />responding identified a need for additional recreational <br />facilities in Ramsey such as trails and athletic fields. <br /> <br />The cost for the proposed improvements are listed below. <br /> <br />Picnic shelter (approximately 40' x 60' - <br /> includes concrete pad, restrooms, <br /> drinking fountain) $ <br />Sewer and water (500') to serve shelter $ <br />Access road (520') along north activity <br /> areas and parking area - paved $ <br />Access road (1,770') into passive areas of <br /> park and southern parking area - gravel $ <br /> <br />Canoe access <br />Woodchip walking paths (4,970') <br />Aggregate trails (walking, biking, and <br /> cross country skiing) (5,067') <br />Excavation and embankment <br />Landscaping and turf <br />Prairie establishment <br />Design (10%) & Contingency (10%) <br /> <br />35,000.00 <br />7,500.00 <br /> <br />40,860.00 <br /> <br /> 18,100.00 <br />$ 1,200.00 <br />$ 9,940.00 <br /> <br />$ 12,670.00 <br />$ 30,000.00 <br />$ 20,000.00 <br />$ 6,750.00 <br />$ 36,400.00 <br /> <br />TOTAL <br /> <br />$ 218,420.00 <br /> <br /> <br />