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Planning policy:Promote long-range planning and help provide integrated resource planning <br />across jurisdictions in order to create a seamless system that connects everyone to the <br />outdoors. <br />System Protection policy: Protect public investments in acquisition and development by <br />assuring that every component in the system is able to fully carry out its designated role. <br />Recreation, Facilities, and Programming policy: Foster a sense of belonging by providing a <br />wide spectrum of leisure and play opportunities while connecting people, places, and the natural <br />world. <br />Finance policy: The Met Council administers, provides financial oversight, and collaborates <br />with a range of partners to fund the ten regional park implementing agencies in support of the <br />Regional Parks and Trails System. <br />The 2050 Regional Parks and Trails Policy Plan is the metropolitan system plan for regional recreation <br />open space with which local comprehensive plans must conform. This system statement highlights the <br />elements of the system plan which apply specifically to your community. Find the complete text of the <br />2050 Regional Parks and Trails Policy Plan at the following url: <br />https://imagine2050.metrocouncil.org/chapters/regional-parks-and-trails. <br />Key Changes in the 2050 Regional Parks and Trails Policy Plan <br />Adopted by the Met Council in February 2025, the 2050 Regional Parks and Trails Policy Plan <br />incorporates the following changes: <br />Unit name changes <br />o Anoka County <br />o Dakota County <br />- <br />Hills- <br />- <br />o Scott County <br />Trail refinements <br />o <br />moving the trail terminus from Highway 494 to Minnetonka City Hall <br />o Three Rivers Park District is transferring a portion of the Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail <br />to Carver County <br />Future 2028/2029 system additions process candidates <br />o <br />acres to the current 792 acres at the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant <br />o-mile West Minnehaha Creek Trail Corridor Study Area <br />o-acre Thompson County Park Study Area in West St. Paul serving <br />the outdoor recreational needs of the more than 50,000 residents who live in the <br />northern portion of Dakota County <br />The 2050 Regional Parks and Trails System Plan Map is depicted in Figure 1. Ramsey should consult <br />the complete 2050 Regional Parks and Trails Policy Plan in preparing its local comprehensive plan. In <br />2025 SYSTEM STATEMENTREGIONAL PARKS AND TRAILS35 <br /> <br />