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S Parks&Recreation Commission Minutes Page 3 <br /> May 15,2019 <br /> the new residents moving into the southeast corner. <br /> Commissioners discussed the parks top priorities: <br /> Making the pond bigger <br /> Improving the entrance driveway to park <br /> Looped trail in park <br /> Discuss having a plan in place if disc golf course is removed <br /> Possibly replacing the lights along trail <br /> Concerned about losing a trail due to the new fields and will the new constructions replace the <br /> trail?Discuss the value of trail behind fields and aligning up to the old trail or creating a new <br /> trail. What will be the most cost effective for placement of trails. <br /> Discussed the idea of abandoning the southern trail behind the concrete hill as it costs too <br /> much money to maintain. Discussed changing the trail in outer field to aggregate and not <br /> plow in winter and have an inner trail only. <br /> Discussed doing a round pond and do one inner trail. <br /> Trail is a top priority,recognizing the difficultly to do good things in the park with a peat bog. <br /> IIIIThe commission members agreed on having a single loop around the pond, a high quality <br /> pond to be able to maintain it at a reasonable cost. Do natural landscape and tamarack trees, <br /> and wetland forest this will reduce the amount of mowing. Creating trails that connect to the <br /> two entrances into the park. <br /> 6. Adjournment <br /> There being no further business, Chair Anderson adjourned the meeting of the Elk River <br /> Parks and Recreation Commission work session at 8:50 p.m. <br /> Min7utes prep/pd.-Cy- ony Love. <br /> Dave Anderson, Chair <br /> 7 <br /> Tina Allard, City Clerk <br /> III <br /> NATUR€ <br />