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rQ <br /> Item# 7.B. (1) <br /> ty of � MEMORANDUM <br /> lkRiver TO: Park and Recreation Commission <br /> FROM: Stephen Wensman, Planning Intern <br /> DATE: May 13, 1998 <br /> SUBJECT: Country Crossings 1st Addition <br /> Classification <br /> Conservancy Park <br /> Description <br /> Country Crossings is approximately 7 acres, relatively flat, and consisting of <br /> primarily Oak woods. The site provides a buffer between the neighborhood <br /> on the South and Orono Parkway and the County Fair Grounds to the North. <br /> The site is bound by residential development on the South and east, and <br /> • Orono Parkway to the North, and Joplin Avenue on the West. Hudson Lane <br /> bisects the site. On the north side of Orono Parkway is a bike path, and on <br /> the south side, adjacent to the park, is a concrete sidewalk. The under-story <br /> vegetation was recently cleared away and many dead trees removed which <br /> has opened the tree canopy allowing sunlight to reach the forest floor. <br /> Site Issues <br /> • Buffering <br /> • Recreation <br /> • Preservation <br /> • Park signage <br /> Concept A <br /> This concept enhances the vegetative buffer with native under-story species <br /> and some conifers in the canopy openings. Park signs flank Hudson Lane to <br /> welcome pedestrians into the park and to mark ownership of the park (which <br /> may reduce dumping and garbage in the park). A mulch trail leads <br /> pedestrians into the forest with benches and plant markers informing them <br /> • of what species are present. Also native woodland wildflowers are located at <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • TDD&Phone: (612)441-7420 • Fax: (612)441-7425 <br />