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-(_/ A ITEM 7.b. <br /> ity of MEMORANDUM <br /> Elk River <br /> TO: Park and Recreation Commission <br /> FROM: Stephen Wensman, Planner <br /> DATE: August 12, 1998 <br /> SUBJECT: Woodland Trails Park <br /> Description <br /> Woodland Trails is a 164 acre parcel of woods, meadow and marsh with <br /> significant aesthetic, biological, and geological qualities. The site is west of <br /> the City Railroad Trail, and north of the Elk River Golf Course. County Road <br /> 32 is aligned with the current park entrance drive in the southwest corner of <br /> the site. A City owned farmhouse shares the entrance drive to the park. A <br /> future east-west transportation corridor has been proposed that would line <br /> up with County Road 32 through the farmhouse and parallel the property <br /> • line between the golf course and the park. This corridor is part of Sherburne <br /> County's transportation master plan, and is likely to be adopted by the City <br /> of Elk River. <br /> The site is currently used for outdoor education, winter skiing, team skiing <br /> by the highschool, walking, biking, rollerblading, nature watching and more. <br /> Additional amenities to be located in the site include, a ski warming house, <br /> ski race staging area, picnic shelter, picnic area. <br /> Attachments <br /> • Location Map <br /> • Master Park and Recreation plan for the site <br /> Site Issues <br /> • Preservation of forest, meadows, and wetlands <br /> • East-west corridor <br /> • Existing Farmhouse <br /> • <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River,MN 55330 • TDD &Phone: (612)441-7420 • Fax: (612)441-7425 <br />