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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />the data collected for the three questions related to recreation and trails. <br /> <br />Table 7. Anoka High School survey <br /> <br /> <br />Question 4: What type <br />of recreational facilities <br />would you like to see, or <br />see more of, in Ramsey <br />in the next fifteen years? <br /> <br />Question 5: What <br />acti'/ities should a <br />recreational trail system <br />in Ramsey be designed <br />for? Please check one <br />top priority. <br /> <br />Question 6: Assuming <br />other recreational <br />facilities receive the <br />attention they deserve, <br />would you favor or <br />oppose creation of such <br />a recreational trail <br />system in Ramsey over <br />the next 15 years. <br /> <br />(Please check up to three top <br />priorities.) <br /> <br />The top response, 265, was for <br />recreational trails; followed by 219 <br />for nature trails with explanatory <br />signposts. The fifth highest response <br />was for a nature area/interpretive <br />center. Number three was an outdoor <br />swimming pool; four an indoor pool. <br />The other responses ranked in order <br />were playgrounds, baseball and <br />softball fields, tennis courts, sand <br />volleyball courts, football and soccer <br />fields, basketball courts and <br />horseshoe pits. <br /> <br />The top response (189) said the trail <br />system should serve all of the above <br />(included walking and jogging, <br />biking and skating, cross-country <br />skiing, snowmobiling, horseback <br />riding). The second response was <br />walking and jogging (176), followed <br />by biking and skating (124), cross <br />country skiing (61), "I do not favor a <br />recreational trail system" (48), <br />snowmobiling (38), horseback riding <br />(17), and other (15). <br /> <br />389 were in favor, 67 opposed, and <br />39 undecided. <br /> <br />There is wide support for <br />recreational trails, including <br />those with a nature education <br />emphasis. Most people want a <br />pool. 384 individuals checked <br />at least one of the two pool <br />options, that is 77% of the <br />respondents to this question <br />(74 persons checked both <br />options). Playgrounds are <br />supported by many. The least <br />supported options were <br />horseshoe pits, basketball <br />courts and sand volleyball <br />courts. <br /> <br />Just over a third of the <br />respondents favored the fully <br />multi-use trail option. A third <br />supported walking and <br />jogging trails specifically. And <br />biking and skating trails <br />garnered a quarter of the <br />checks. Little support for <br />horseback riding and <br />snowmobiling. <br /> <br />4 to 5 support the trail system <br />creation given the terms of the <br />question. <br /> <br />17 <br />