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•ity of <br /> E1k • <br /> River Item# 9.C.3. <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Park and Recreation Commission <br /> FROM: Stephen Wensman, Planner c] <br /> DATE: November 10, 1999 <br /> SUBJECT: Country Crossings Park <br /> Overview <br /> The Streets and Parks Department has been interested in constructing a memorial <br /> for the City worker that died last summer while trimming trees in the Country <br /> Crossings Park. Staff has worked with the Buildings and Streets Department to <br /> develop a concept for a memorial that would "fit" into the overall Concept Plan for <br /> • the park and has provided a vision for the long-term maintenance of the woodlands. <br /> Concept Plan <br /> Phil Hals, the Streets and Parks Department Director, maintains that some local <br /> residents desire a more usable area within the park. Last year, local residents <br /> requested that a portion of the park be left as it is for the young children to ride <br /> their bikes as a "mini BMX track." The revised Park Concept, developed by staff, <br /> includes some lawn area adjacent Orono Parkway, woodlands and prairie near <br /> existing homes, additional tree and shrub screening near the homes, a memorial <br /> garden, a gravel or wood chip walking trail through the Park and the area for the <br /> BMX riding. After consulting with Prairie Restorations, Inc., it was determined <br /> that with further thinning of the woodlands and maintenance with a controlled <br /> burn, a prairie understory is feasible. (The revised Park Concept Plan was too large <br /> to include in the packet, but will be presented on November 10). <br /> Attachments <br /> • Country Crossing Park Concept <br /> • Prairie Restorations Proposal <br /> • <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • TDD&Phone: (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />