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Site Issues • Pedestrian and auto access • Access to existing homes off Waco • River access • Poison Ivy Removal • Flood plain restrictions Attachments • Parks Master Plan • Aerial photo of the site Concept A This concept explores the opportunities of an expanded park to include the properties to the East and South owned by Richard and Yvonne Freitag, and Gary Westerlund respectively. These properties are landlocked and only accessible through the city park or by river crossing. These two properties would provide greater and continuous river access along the south and eastern edges of the park increasing recreational opportunities. Furthermore, Gary Westerlands property South of the Elk River and North of Highway 10 • could provide a badly needed southern access point and a parking lot. Currently there are abandoned bridge footings in the river that might be reused as a pedestrian bridge if in good condition and the DNR has no objections. The main park entrance is at the end of Waco Street and terminates into a culdesac with parking and a canoe launching area. The open space to the North contains ballfields, picnic facilities, restrooms, parking and a paved trail looping around it. The Southern open space contains a prairie for walking, picnic facility, and a paved trail that acts like as a spine through the park from the North entrance and parking to the Southern bridge entrance to the park. Around the prairie open space is a walking trail with benches and areas for canoeists to pull up on the banks of the Elk River to picnic and rest. The walking trail continues to the East and loops through the woods and along the Elk River. An expanded Gagne Park could serve as an upstream boat/canoe launching site with rental services, concessions, and stream side picnicking. Just • beyond this site down stream is Harris Island Park that could be a more \shrdoc\planning\stevewen\parkmmo\gagne.doc