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Item: 7 <br />cty <br />E <br />fiver <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Park and Recreation Commission <br />FROM: Bill Maertz, Park and Recreation Director <br />DATE: December 10, 2008 <br />SUBJECT: Directors Report <br />The Rotary Club sponsored, River Walk project is complete. The graded areas were <br />hydro seeded with a low maintenance prairie mix. Staff removed decade's worth of <br />old tires and road debris. The view of the project from the Parrish Ave. Bridge is <br />quite nice and should be even better once the prairie and landscaping is blooming <br />next summer. See Attached. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the <br />Rotary for their participation in this project and to remind people about the annual <br />Taste of Elk River event held in May. <br />• The Senior Activity Center celebrated its first year of operation on December 3"'. <br />Attendance started out strong last year and has grown steadily reaching an average <br />attendance of 68 in November, 2008. <br />• Thanks to Commissioner Anderson and the volunteers from the Elk River Nordic <br />Ski Club for their hard work, a new ski trail will be available at Woodland Trails Park <br />this winter. The new trail is named Stony Rollers and is on the east end of the trail <br />system. <br />• The Great Northern Trail paving project is on schedule for construction in summer <br />2009. Surveying and preliminary engineering was completed in November. <br />• Flooding of outdoor rinks has begun and it is anticipated given cold weather that <br />they will be ready for skating the week of December 8`". Handke Stadium warming <br />house will be staffed beginning December 8. <br />