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• <br /> r • Vegetation <br /> There are very few stands of mature trees in Area A except along the <br /> rivers which would be an attractive feature for "upper—bracket" housing <br /> I development. <br /> J Soils <br /> Soil conditions are conducive to urban development in Area A as there is <br /> Ja high percentage of sand and there are no wetlands outside the river <br /> courses. <br /> JWetlands and Drainage <br /> There are no wetlands in Area A other than the two rivers. While these <br /> would be an inpediment to development, they would also be attractive to <br /> the housing market. <br /> Parks and Trails <br /> • <br /> There is one park in Focus Area A. Orono Park is approximately 17 <br /> J acres in size and has facilities including a beach, softball field, volleyball <br /> court, children's playgound equipment, and horseshoe classified as a <br /> Community Park. The Sherburne County Fairgrounds (twenty acres in <br /> ] size) are located south of Orono Road. The County is interested in <br /> moving the fairgrounds out of Elk River to a site more central to the <br /> County. n <br /> There is interest on the part of some City officials in creating a larger <br /> softball and baseball complex to replace the fields available in Orono Park Ii <br /> and the County Fairgrounds. The Mississippi River flood fringe in Area <br /> A was one location suggested for this complex. <br /> The 1988 City of Elk River Growth Management Plan called for a new I!. <br /> Neighborhood Park in Focus Area A. <br /> The Growth Management Plan also recommended the development of <br /> bicyclist trails along County Road 30 from Waco Street to downtown; <br /> .1111':11,I <br /> • <br /> 23 �, <br /> I <br />