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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I It was also mentioned that some parks maintain their trails with a regular snowmobile, which could possibly be donated to the city for grooming purposes thus lowering the overall purchasing expenses. Numerous options exist for inexpensively starting a program that can effectively and efficiently accomplish the groo~ing of the proposed trail. With a little planning and envisioning, and also working in conjunction with members of Elm Creek Park Reserve, maintaining a cross country ski trail in the City of Ramsey could become a reality. Snowmobile Trail It is proposed in the Ramsey Comprehensive Parks and Open Space Plan adopted in May of 1991, that a snowmobile trail be located along Trott Brook on the opposite side of the cross country ski trail. This would limit the number of user conflicts by keeping the two winter activities separated. The trail may eventually extend from the proposed trailhead located at Jarvis Street, continue along the west end of Trott Brook to the proposed trailhead located, to the east, at the junction of Trott Brook and Highway 47, totaling nearly seven miles. The community-related issues surrounding snowmobiling within the City of Ramsey have grown in the past few years. Most of these issues stem from the increasing population of the Ramsey community. The numbers of housing developments, businesses, as well as parks, are increasing rapidly. The recent City Council meetings surrounding this topic have shown that the residents, both snowmobilers and non-snowmobilers, are interested in discovering ways to manage this development and the associated opinions regarding snowmobiling. A future snowmobile trail along this corridor may be a step towards accomplishing this task. This would occur because the proposed trail would ultimately connect state Grant in Aid trails located to the east in Sherburne County and to the west in the city of Andover. The minimum surface for a two-way trail should be around ten feet, with an additional two feet cleared outside the trail surface. The turning radius is one hundred feet and marked and reflectorized signs should be placed on the right side of the trail, in the same manner as those mentioned in the cross country skiing section (DNR, 1996). 27