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MISSISSIPPI WEST REGIONAL PARK MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> Mississippi West Regional Park is a 273-acre park located within the City of Ramsey <br /> adjacent to the Mississippi River and Trunk Highway 10. Refer to Figure 1 for the park's <br /> location in the county. Figure 2 shows that the main portion of the park consists of <br /> approximately 183 acres of upland along the river and two islands within the river of <br /> approximately 90 acres. Since the main portion of <br /> ..•:� the park has 1-1/2 miles of shoreline along the <br /> ' Mississippi River, it offers a unique setting to provide <br /> recreational and educational opportunities in the <br /> ............my ' <• � area and it is part of the Mississippi River Critical <br /> Corridor Area and the Mississippi National River <br /> aaaaiaNppl WeaM.°o. Recreation Area. <br /> Regional Park ""`°^'• <br /> `. . _ In 1996, a concept master plan was approved by <br /> the Metropolitan Council and the park was <br /> incorporated into the metropolitan regional park <br /> F; system. Since then it has been updated with the <br /> Anoka County 20/20 Parks and Recreation Vision <br /> _ Plan and then again in 2006, when Anoka County <br /> ° e; •,.•, a, adopted a new Parks and Recreation <br /> Comprehensive System Plan. <br /> Anoka County Parks and Recreation SysWrn <br /> Moving forward from the 2006 comprehensive <br /> FIGURE 1 system plan, an amendment to the existing Mississippi <br /> West Regional Park master plan was developed and <br /> approved by the Met Council in 2011. This master plan outlined a five phase park <br /> development plan. Since that time, the County has reassessed the conceptual plan <br /> from 2006 based on the existing conditions, the natural resource restoration within the <br /> park and the proposed <br /> recreational and , 5s <br /> educational facilities. The , <br /> County, with this master , "°h <br /> I <br /> plan amendment, is <br /> proposing to change the Mississippi West Regional Park <br /> vehicular access of the <br /> park, adjust the park <br /> a. <br /> boundary to Foster <br /> accommodate the City of Island <br /> Ramsey's Riverdale Drive Mlssissipp;R', <br /> frontage road extension, <br /> add a few canoe camping <br /> sites on the islands and Cloquet Island <br /> reprioritize the current <br /> phasing of the _ N <br /> lo <br /> Boa v.00a i.xw 2aou e.K <br /> development plans. _ __ Existing Mississippi West Regional Park Boundary <br /> Development costs FIGURE 2 <br /> 3/6/2017 Mississippi West Regional Park Master Plan Amendment 2 <br />