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CITY OF RAMSEY Community Center Proposal -3- 1) Access to the Rum River and planning for its use to include nature trails, canoe landing and launching for nature study on the river in the summer; a study of the feasibility of utilizing summer nature trails for winter snowshoe and cross-country skiing activity and potential utilization of the river surface for long distance skating and outdoor river hockey rinks, which could be facilitated by utilization of equipment provided in the indoor rink. 2) The site would'also contain sufficient acreage, it is contemplated, for picnic and o~her unorganized recreational uses.. ' FUNDAmeNTAL CONCEPTS AND OBJECTIVES A. That the planning for cultural and recreational facilities should maximize the use of the Rum River natural asset to provide maximum citizen usage in a manner consistent with the preservation of the river. It is contemplated that the planning for and design of the facility and site design should be valuable as a Demonstration Project to test methods which meet with environmental preserva- tion criteria and maximize the long term utilization of the asset. That an integrated recreational and cultural facility should be developed for the anticipated fully developed population of the City of Ramsey (20,000) and its neighboring communities of Anoka (15,000) and Andover (20,000). It should accommodate a broad range of family based recreational needs for all ages and should accommodate and be accessible to citizens of adjacent communities and %he major school complex. · ~ That the development of the facility should be proposed as a demonstration of the uses of current and developing energy technology in a setting which- combines the opposing~needs of cooling for hockey rink purposes and heating for swimming pool purposes in appropriate recycling forms to accomplish maximum energy conservation and efficiency. .