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)< <br />‘I <br />}' <br />HENNEPIN COUNTY PARK RESERVE DISTRICT <br />ROUTE I. BOX aa MARLS PLAIN, MINNESOTA SSaSS TELEPHONE A7S< <br />L._ <br />BOARD <br />OF COMMISSIONERS <br />DAVID DUPCNBCRGCR <br />CHAIRMAN <br />MINNCA^OI It <br />ANNA MAE RCOPATH <br />VICK CHAIRMAN <br />COEN FRAtRIC <br />JUDITH ANDERSON <br />BLOOMINGTON <br />SALTER RRATT <br />MINNEAPOLIS <br />O. J SRONSTAD <br />CRYSTAL <br />ALAN K GREENE <br />MOUND <br />LAWRENCE F HAEC <br />RORBINSDALI <br />JUNE HCGSTROM <br />MINNEAPOLIS <br />THOMAS a HUMPHREY. JR <br />MAPLE PLAIN <br />PRCD S <br />ST I ^ ARK <br />RAYMOND <br />MINNEAPOLIS <br />CLIFTON E FRENCH <br />SUPERINTENDENT <br />► * <br />City of Orono <br />c/o Zoning Department <br />P.O. Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay, MN 55323 <br />Gentlemen: <br />October 15, 1976 <br />!:'1 H ®Lai <br />OCT <br />VILLAG6 06 ORONO <br />As a result of a request from both your Planning Commission and <br />the City Council, this letter wiH advise both groups of the District's <br />acquisition and development plans for Morris T. Baker Park Reserve, and, <br />specifically, that portion of Baker Park which lies within the boundaries <br />of the City of Orono. <br />As to acquisition, the District's long-range plans have been, and still <br />are, to acquire all properties lying north of Highway 12 and County <br />Road 6. However, the timetable for these acquisitions is highly flexible. <br />The District's policy is not to take an agressive initiative in purchasing <br />the properties, but rather to wait until a property comes on the market <br />at the owner's convenience. Closely associated with this is the avail­ <br />ability of District funds for acquisition In these areas. Therefore, it <br />is impossible to predict the time necessary to complete the purchase of <br />all the properties potentially involved. <br />The development plans for Baker Park Reserve presently indicate that <br />the major portion of the park lying within the City of Orono will be <br />maintained as open space and in a natural state with a snowmobile <br />and horse trail adjacent to Highways 12 and County Road 6. The develop­ <br />ment which is planned will involve either the establishment of hiking <br />trails or the realignment of the existing horse trail to take better <br />advantage of the physiographic features of the area. In addition, with <br />a proposed campground in the vicinity of the southeastern area of <br />Lake Katrina, an access route from County Road 6 will be needed. However, <br />the exact locations of each of these developments cannot be determined <br />as the development plans are in the concept stage at this point in time. <br />It should be noted, as was Indicated in the Superintendent's letter of <br />September 1, 1976, that should there be a change in the District's <br />Development Concept Plan, the District will inform the Zoning Department <br />of same. For further clarification, enclosed Is our most recent <br />concept diagram. <br />.Sincterely, <br />Donald K. Cochran <br />Acting Superintendent <br />. and Secretary to the BoardEnc 1.