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S'.iHUMMAr^ Mf(*IUNAL ^»A H K DISTHIC.T HENNEPINPARKS PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP THROUGH RECREATION AND EDUCATION IN A NATURAL RESOURCES-BASED PARK SYSTEM ,7-v.-.‘ V/6'.Uin DUIrict Haadquorlvrs ■ 1 26 IS County Road 9 ■ Plymouth. MN SS44I-1 299 Telephone 763.'559-9000 ■ TDD 763.SS9-67I9 ■ Fax 763 SS9-32S7 www.henneptnpailn.org • an equal opportunity employer December 13,2001 JAN 1 4 2002 Oi 11 unuititj Mr. Ron Moorse City of Orono Box 66 Crystal, MN 55323 C-* • Dear Mr. Moorse: 1 am vATiting to inform you that the Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District is changing its common name from Hennepin Parks to “Thrw Rivers Park District." We value the importance of our relationship with the City of Orono staff and want you to be among the first to hear this news. The Park District has been considering a name change for a number of years. The common name Hennepin Parks has had many successes, but it does not accurately reflect the seven-county geographic distribution of our park properties and has been a source of confusion for the public. The Scott County Board of Commissioners requested that we consider adopting a name that better represents our joint powers agreement with them. We concurred that a common name change is important for the future of the Park District. Surveys of the public and of our volunteers confirmed a general misunderstanding of our jurisdiction as a special park district in the State of Minnesota. The name “Three Rivers Park District” was approved unanimously on December 6 by our Board of Commissioners. The name was selected with the assistance of a professional naming consultant following considerable public and staff input. We are very excited to become Three Rivers Park District and have chosen the name to reflect the following: • geographic distribution of regional park prop-"ties within the watersheds of the Mississippi, Minnesota and Crow Rivers; and, • rich cultural history of these three rivers and how they have shaped our community. Although the Park District is changing its common name, its mission to promote en\ironmental stew’ardship through recreation and education in a natural resources-based park system remains unchanged as its foremost priority. As it has for the past 40 plus years, the Park District will continue to evolve for the benefit of our constituents. Enclosed you will find a news release and fact sheet that we will be sending out to the media and other associates later this week. We hope you will share in our excitement as we introduce our new identity to the public. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me at 763/559-6748. Sincerely, and Secretary to the Board Enclosure