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�' 1 <br /> CMP Part 4E. Park,Open Saace and Trail Plan <br /> 10. The City will encourage retention and continued operation of the <br /> private golf courses. These private facilities provide major active <br /> recreation in the City apd in addition provide aesthetic open space and <br /> open vistas to the benefit of all adjacent property owners and the public <br /> alike. The City will discourage conversion of these facilities into non- <br /> recreational land use because of the benefit of this recreational <br /> opportunity and because the City has limited public services necessary <br /> for accommodating more intense uses. <br /> 11. The City will work with the neighboring communities of Tonka Bay <br /> and Shorewood and other regional agencies to determine the <br /> feasibility of a regional trail along County Road 19. A regional trail <br /> along this corridor would connect the Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional <br /> Trail with the Dakota Regional Trail as well as providing for safer <br /> bicycle and pedestrian transportation along this highly traveled corridor <br /> that bisects the upper and lower sections of Lake Minnetonka. This <br /> scenic corridor does present a variety of challenges for trail development <br /> and use due to topography, lake proximity, and right-of-way availability, <br /> but the City will support the inclusion of the corridor in the regional trail <br /> plans of Three Rivers Park District, Hennepin County and the <br /> Metropolitan Council. <br /> ,`i� BIG ISLAND NATURE PARK PROPERTY GOALS & POLICIES <br /> The City's acquisition in 2005 of the Big Island Veterans Camp in cooperation <br /> with the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD), places in Orono's care <br /> a unique and highly visible recreation amenity with regional drawing power. <br /> In conjunction with its financial assistance to the City for purchase of the <br /> property, the MCWD was granted a Conservation Easement over the site <br /> intended to preserve its exceptional natural environmental values. Additionally, <br /> the City's commitment to the State of Minnesota (which provided a substantial <br /> portion of the funding for the purchase) and to the State's many veterans <br /> organizations, was to make the site accessible to the public. <br /> Management of this property presents a number of challenges due to its <br /> accessibility only by boat. Site maintenance and improvement as well as <br /> management of the level and types of uses occurring on the property are made <br /> more difficult because of its island location. For these reasons the Big Island <br /> Nature Park property requires a distinct package of goals and policies as <br /> compared to Orono's other park and open space facilities. <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 4E-34 <br />