Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 06/09/2005 - Joint with CC

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Inventory of Existing & Proposed Trails p~-~lfis master trail plan builds upon an infrastructure of trails and open spaces already in place throughou't the City [of ILunsey. The follmving is taken from the Comprehensive Plan for the city and sets the framework for the .~8.~ design of the Master Plan. l)~q)tdati(m growth in Ramsey ~vill c~,mhmc t,) place a high demand on park and recreation facades ~vithin ~l~c City; however, the demand xviH bc primarily contained xvithin the ~t~lt~re ~row rh area of urban services westerly alo~g [ lighway 10. Re~onal gt',)wth, will also place a greater demand on regional park facilities, stroh as County Parks, Sherburne N:,ti,mal Wildlife Refuge, Bunker I fi}Is Regiottal Park, the Mississippi River and od~cr r%iona] rccreamm htcilitics. Ram:-;cV is h~rtuuate to }1 ;~t \r {: lI't ::111 V natural i;(t:<mrccs within our ar.a's b,~tmdaries. The Mississippi River and Rum River ~([~r scenic b, )ating opportunities, ~['t'()tt Brook and ,asa;ocean:cd wetlands cFca{'c a t~atural open ?acc corh&,r spanning across nort}wrn Ramsey, and many pockets of oak woodland and v~t:d:mds give Ramsey residents opp(~rmnilic:i to recreate in a natural The City of Ramsey has two regional parks within its boundaries, Nhssissippi West Regional Park and the Rum River Central Regional Park. The Mississippi West Regional Park is proposed to develop as a regional park in the years.2006-2007 while the Rum River Central Park is currently being developed. ()f' Ihese resources are prcsc,:w:d and made accessible tg[1 existing large community and neighborhood parks 1]~r~)tt~fhout the communi~. Scattered throughout the City are many community and neighborhood parks ranging in size from less than one acre to over 50 acres. These parks were typically deeded to the City as part of the subdivision park dedication requirements. Some parks have been developed with neighborhood tot lots, basketball courts, tennis courts or playgrounds while ~o~ .... ~ I many remain :;! ,. ~ open space. Two ..... notable parks include L~- ~' i= [Central Park i complex) and the [ ~'~i~.~ 12~- ~ handicap accessible ~ :~- , :~ .... ~ver's Bend Park. -~ ~:= ~ "=~ ~e total amount o~ ~:=~7;~ acreage devoted to ~-~ I the park and ~1 recreation system is -' ..... ~ roughly 1,800 acres or These ~o re~onal parks encompass -approximately 10% of the of th~ an area of over 500 acres and w~ Ci~ 28 square ~les. serve not only the Ramsey ~ ~ ~~~~~ ~p~ ~. Co~uni~ but also areas of Ano~ ' ~ ~ and Sherburne Counties. A State ~ Wayside Rest between Highway 10 and ~e ~ssissippi ~ver ~ western ~ ~ Ramsey provides pic~c and camping ~ fa~fies.