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• <br /> Dear Phil Hall, <br /> I have given the present Woodland Trails City Park trail plan some very <br /> serious attention. I am greatly concerned that the present trail design <br /> might limit the park's development as an environmental education site. <br /> Especially since this site is one of the most ecologically diverse pieces of <br /> property in Elk River. <br /> I sincerely believe that an acceptable environmental education site must <br /> have a center corridor which is not extensively broken by trails or other <br /> forms of development. The intent of the central corridor is to serve as a <br /> refuge for wildlife. This high quality environmental education site has <br /> excellent viewing areas of the central corridor for observing wildlife. <br /> I believe that we can achieve a quality environmental educational site if <br /> we close the eastern most trails on the prairie site. If this is <br /> • accomplished we would have a central corridor of a prairie, oak forest and <br /> wetland. However, from the perimeter trails and interpretive center we <br /> would have excellent viewing of the central wildlife corridor. <br /> It was very difficult for me to write this letter because I do not want to <br /> hurt anyone's feelings or disrupt the progress toward the development of <br /> the Woodland Trails City Park. However, I do believe it is critical that we <br /> look carefully at the present and future development activities in the park <br /> if we are to develop the park as an environmental education site. <br /> Sincerely Yours, <br /> � <br /> Mike Niziolek <br /> • <br />