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r-Q <br /> Item# 7.b. (3) <br /> t y of MEMORANDUM <br /> lk RiverTO: Park and Recreation Commission <br /> FROM: Stephen Wensman, Planning Intern <br /> DATE: May 13, 1998 <br /> SUBJECT: Hillside City Park <br /> Classification <br /> Area wide park <br /> Description <br /> Hillside City Park, the former city dump, is approximately 80 acres of rolling, <br /> wooded Maple and Oak forest with some lowland trees. The main dump area <br /> is located in the south central portion of the park. The dump area is mostly <br /> clear of trees and is mostly flat. A smaller dump area is near the entrance <br /> • road by County Road 12 and consists mainly of asphalt debris. Another area <br /> along County Road 12 seems to have been a small gravel or sand mine. The <br /> site is accessed by the existing gravel drive off of County Road 12. The gravel <br /> entrance drive has an old spur off it that is now obscured by scrub trees. Also <br /> within the site is a smaller road or path that winds through the southeast <br /> quarter of the site. There are two East-West powerline easements that cross <br /> the site, one bisecting at the center and the other at the southern edge. Both <br /> corridors could serve future trails connecting the site to other amenities in <br /> the city. <br /> Site Issues <br /> • Dump site clean-up <br /> • Continued contaminant testing <br /> • Preservation of woods <br /> • Making connections to other amenities through future development <br /> Concept A <br /> This concept maximizes the active recreation opportunities in and through <br /> the park. This will require the removal of some of the lowland and scrub <br /> • (disturbance) trees around the dump site and near the main entrance. The <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • TDD&Phone: (612)441-7420 • Fax: (612)441-7425 <br />