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r=6-15-96 09:59 FROM:MN SPORTS FEDERPTION 6152411736 TO:94411E9G PGE: �1 • February 15, 1996 TO: Tom Dillon, Chair Elk River Planning Commission Fax: 441-1596 FR: Barb Northway 592 Dodge Ave Elk River, MN 55330 612/241-1789 • RE: WOODLAND TRAILS PARK Dear Mr Dillon: I was recently made aware that the Planning Commission would be reviewing plans for a possible roadway through the Woodland Trails Park. It would have been my hope to address the Planning Commission at tonight's meeting, but work has called me out of the state. Please allow me to share my concerns for those plans with you and the other Planning Commission members in this letter. Elk River should be very proud of it's development of the Woodland Trails Park. Each and every year I have used the park, I have noticed tremendous improvements. From 110 the beautiful rolling hills to the expertly planned trails, from the woods that abound with wildlife to the newly paved parking lot, this park has no equal. I am a frequent visitor of parks throughout the state of Minnesota, including the Hennepin Country Park system. Woodland Trails has such character and drawing power, I know many people who choose it over most other parks in the area. The placement of a roadway in the park would be devastating to the park and it's users. It would disrupt the flow of the trails, provide a substantial safety issue (how do people safely cross a road while using a trail) and would destroy a beautiful wooded green space. 1 urge you to be protective of our limited green areas. My education in recreation reminds me that parks provide humankind with immeasurable benefits, certainly not the least of which includes the opportunity to renew and escape from our stress-filled lives, Thank you for this opportunity to address you. Sincerely, • Barb N hwa r—`