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Anoka County <br />Alik <br />PARKS DEPARTMENT <br />Parks and <br />Recreation Office <br />763-324-3300 <br />Park <br />Maintenance <br />763-324-3326 <br />Park Services <br />763-324-3360 <br />Natural Resources <br />763-324-3413 <br />Bunker Beach <br />Water Park <br />763-324-3310 <br />Chomonix <br />Golf Course <br />763-324-3434 <br />Wargo <br />Nature Center <br />763-324-3350 <br />May 7, 2020 <br />Emmett Mullin <br />Regional Parks System Manager <br />Metropolitan Council <br />390 N Robert Street <br />St. Paul, MN 55101 <br />Re: Rum River Parks System Addition Application <br />Dear Emmett: <br />This letter serves as Anoka County's application for Rum River North and Rum River <br />South County Parks, along with Rum River Central Regional Park to LtrGu, I ie a <br />Regional Park and be included within the Regional Parks System. Per Minnesota <br />State Statute 473.147, subd. 1, which states that the Metropolitan Council (Council) <br />shall plan for the Regional Parks System. The updated 2040 Regional Parks Policy <br />Plan committed the Council to convene a region -wide discussion about system <br />additions in 2019/20. To inform the discussion, the Met Council has asked the <br />implementing agencies to provide a response for each system addition proposal that <br />addresses the following topics: <br />1 System Addition Proposal: <br />Anoka County is proposing that Rum River North and Rum River South County <br />Parks, which are owned and operated by Anoka County, along with Rum River <br />Central Regional Park become one regional park for inclusion into the Regional <br />Parks System. <br />The three parks are located along the Wild and Scenic Rum River; Rum River <br />North is 73 acres and located in the City of St. Francis; Rum River South is 13 <br />acres and located in the City of Anoka; and Rum River Central, an existing <br />regional park is 343 acres and located in the Cities of Ramsey and Oak Grove. <br />Combined, the regional park would be more than 425 acres along the Rum River, <br />as shown in Exhibits A and B. <br />2. General Criteria: <br />The Rum River itself is a regional draw for the County with the headwaters <br />originating from Mille Lacs Lake in north central Minnesota. The state designated <br />wild and scenic recreation river offers recreation opportunities such as canoeing, <br />kayaking, fishing and canoe camping. The Rum River is well known for its world <br />class smallmouth bass, walleye, and northern fishing opportunities. The proposal <br />to combine the three parks into one regional park, Rum River Regional Park, will <br />allow the county to invest in and expand water related facilities and amenities to <br />Activities Center, Bunker Hills Regional Park A 550 Bunker Lake Blvd NW A Andover, MN 55304 <br />Office: 763-324-3300 A www.anokacounty.us A www.anokacountyparks.com <br />Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer <br />