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# Q ^ O^ <lJ s <cj <br />HENNEPIN COUNTY PARK RESERVE DISTRICT <br />P.O.BOX 296 • MAPI E PLAIN, Minnesota 55359 '‘Nv TELEPHONE 473-4693 <br />. \ <br />BOARD <br />OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AJOITH s ANOenSON <br />C hairman <br />BIOOMINGTON <br />CHARLi . PHL <br />VlCEDiAirtMAN <br />ORONO <br />WHLIAM BARBEAU <br />GOiDEN VALLEY <br />AMELIA M OeMUSE <br />MINNEAPOLIS <br />DA VO OURHNOERGER <br />MINNIAPOLIS <br />ALANK GREENE <br />MOUND <br />LAWRENCE F MAEO <br />ROBBiNSOAiE <br />JUNE HEGSTROM <br />MINNEAPOLIS <br />LSAHOtLENOER <br />MINNEAPOUS <br />RAYMOND N SEAQREN <br />MINNEAPOLIS <br />CLIFTON E FRENCH <br />SUPtRJNUNOENT <br />i# <br />I.- . <br />Mr. A) Olson, Planner <br />City of Orono <br />1335 South Brown Road <br />Long Lake, Minnesota -5356 <br />RE: Bike/Hike Trail At Baker Park Reserve <br />Dear Mr. Olson: <br />As you know, the Hennepin County Park Reserve District is proposing <br />to construct a bike/hike trail around that portion of Baker Park <br />Reserve which lie' south of County Road 2k. The total length <br />of the proposed rail, including the main loop and spur connection <br />is 7>1 miles. Of this total length, approximately 1.2 miles lies <br />within the City of Orono. This distance includes approximately <br />0.2l| miles along Starkey Road for the spur connection to County <br />Road 6. <br />THOMAS e HUMPHf«V,J« <br />MAKE PLAIN <br />In order to complete the loop trail, It will be necessary to <br />construct a fill adjacent to the Lake Katrina marsh at the point <br />where the marsh is closest to the Right-of-Way of Highway #12. <br />This fill will carry the bike/hike trail and the horse trail. <br />Top of the fill will be 3^*. fset wide and side slopes will be <br />at 3:1- The fill will be located as close to the Right-of-Way <br />line of Highway #12 as possible. The new fill will also make <br />use of the existing horse trail fill which was partially completed <br />several years ago. Surface of the trail through the fill area <br />will be crushed limestone. I estimate that total quantity of <br />fill required to be 5,000 to 6,000 cubic yards. This material <br />will be t.'*;en from a stockpile and borrow area located Just to <br />the west of the proposed fill. <br />This fill is necessary so that this trail can be constructed as a <br />loop around the park. It is desirable so that the experience of the <br />trail user can be continuous. Our recent experience with the horse <br />trail, which was never completed through this area, shows that there <br />is a reduction in user satisfaction with a "dead end" situation. <br />i <br />j