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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The Rivenwick Addition will allow for the trail corridor to be connected to the Anoka County Park located along the river. This sectkm of trail will be connected as shown in Figure 5 with other trail sections located to the east approaching the eastern City limits. The inclusion of this section will complete the trail up to the proposed Mississippi River Bridge crossing leaving a section of approximately 2-1/4 miles to the western City boundary. The trail ROW west of the Anoka County Park is wider and is intended to provide a paved treadway for bikes and pedestrians and a separate turf treadway for horses and possibly cross- country skiing. With the future bridge crossing, a long-term goal is to link this trail with the trails in Elm Creek Regional Park located in the City of Dayton. Interface with City Park System The City adopted a revised parks plan as shown on Figure 5 (May 22, 1990) which integrates the Mississippi River Corridor trail with other elements of the City's parks plan. The basic concept of the parks plan is to continue to develop organized athletic facility complexes at Central Park, expansion of Central Park and providing additional area for athletic fields nearer the urban area. This process has started with the development of the Emerald Pond Park as part of the Wood Pond Hills Projects (area 3 of figure 3). It is proposed to link this park to the Ramsey Elementary School as the property to the immediate north of the current MUSA boundary is developed. Smaller community and neighborhood parks will continue to provide open space, passive uses, and lesser developed facilities to serve smaller neighborhood service areas. Trails are proposed to link neighborhoods with major activity centers and parks. The City's trail system is proposed to link to the regional trail in at least two locations. A third location linking the trails is yet to be identified, but would be at a controlled intersection within the urban area. The City has also entered into discussions with the City of Anoka to provide for the connection of Ramsey's trail system with the trail system being developed in Anoka. This link is proposed to come via the River's Bend Park located in the current MUSA. This park also is handicap accessible including picnic areas and a fishing pier, making it an ideal stop for all members of both communities. With the recent development of Amber Ridge and the final stage of Juniper Woods Addition, the trail now links all of the neighborhoods in area 1 of figure 3to the River's Bend Park. VII OTHER LAND USE CONSIDERATIONS Several major land uses, as shown in Figure 2, are located within the City's Urban Reserve Area but outside of the current MUSA 2000. These large land uses account for nearly 900 acres of land within the proposed MUSA expansion. This and future MUSA expansions will need to consider the compatibility of development with these uses as well as extension of utilities beyond these parcels. Anoka ReQional Sanitary Landfill The existing landfill is situated northwest of the current MUSA and immediately north of a candidate landfill site. The landfill is currently scheduled to close on December 31, 1993. No end use plan has been submitted by the owner of the facility other than a proposal to use approximately 10 acres for the development of a ski hill. Currently, the owners are in the process of implementing a remedial action program which is required to contain extensive groundwater contamination which is generally south/southeast of the existing site. Dependent 30