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3. The City will seek to improve local access to and between <br />recreational facilities. The City will work toward improving <br />neighborhood access to all recreation facilities including especially <br />provisions for safe walking and bicycling within the immediate area <br />around each park. The City will work toward linking all public <br />recreation facilities with an expanded bike -hike trail system. <br />RURAL PARK, OPEN SPACE AND TRAIL POLICIES <br />L Providing for rural area open space will primarily be the <br />responsibility of each landowner. There is sufficient open space <br />provided on each rural lot to accommodate most passive and many <br />active forms of outdoor recreation. Only limited City or public <br />investment is necessary. <br />2 Rural recreation facilities must not require urban services. Major <br />emphasis will be on passive recreation areas that do not attract large <br />numbers of people because urban services such as sewer, water and <br />frequent police patrolling are not available in the rural service area. <br />3. Rural recreation areas will be coordinated between the City, Three <br />Rivers Parks, and the State. The Orono bike -hike trail system will <br />link urban and rural neighborhoods to the various local, regional and <br />State passive and active rural recreation facilities located within the City. <br />The City will work with the various jurisdictions to ensure that the links <br />are appropriately located and designed to provide a safe and satisfying <br />recreational experience for all users. <br />4 The City will encourage Three Rivers Parks to continue its existing <br />service levels at Morris T. Baker Park Reserve and at Noerenberg <br />Gardens. Both facilities have limited activity levels within Orono, and <br />Orono will encourage that this limited usage continue as appropriate to <br />Orono's rural land use plans. Orono will encourage retention of the <br />natural open space and nature areas in the Orono portion of Morns T. <br />Baker Park Reserve. Orono will encourage the existing conservancy and <br />limited use aspects of Noerenberg Gardens consistent with the <br />restrictions contained in the original bequest. Orono will discourage <br />extensive development in either location. <br />5. The City will encourage Three Rivers Park District to continue to <br />preserve the Dr. Arthur Allen Wildlife Refuge property on Big <br />Island (part of Big Island Regional Park) as a wildlife sanctuary <br />with virtually no facilities for public use or access. Given its close <br />proximity to Orono's Big Island Nature Park that is similarly planned for <br />City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 4E-32 <br />