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LAKE 1111INFI NKA <br />SUMMARY OF von..NT')AI. ACCESS `',1TFS COtJ, IULN' 'r <br />(POST TASK FORCE) IN ZONES 3 AND S <br />ZONE 3 <br />1. Site: Tonka (lay Park <br />Locat+_cn: West side of Ecl near West. Point Road and Tonka Bay Road <br />Comments: Property is owner' by City of Tonka Ray. 1-acre park with, <br />swimming beach, 'tennis courts, picnic area, playground and nature <br />interpretation area. Primarily in residential area. Access development <br />may conflict with existing public uses of site. <br />2. Site: Landform, Inc. <br />Location: North shore of Gideon Bay off of Tonka Hay Road <br />Comments: Property is in process of being sold and developed for 24-1j <br />acre executive homeai.tes. Locati n was fairly good and property seemed <br />suitaLle for public access development. Owner stated that about half of <br />the lots have been sold and he would not be interested in selling to the <br />DNR for public access purposes. <br />3. Site: Willow Wood Drive <br />Location: West aide of Gideon flay just north of Tonka Any City Hall <br />Comments: Property is currently list d for sale and bas a fairly large <br />level lot with a single family residential home on it. At end of Willow <br />Wood Drive and surrounded by fairly expensive homes. Listing price: <br />$215,000. Size of parcel would not be aden,,,ate for public access <br />development and location nt end of residential street is poor. <br />4. Site: Old Orchard Park <br />Location: West shore -f Gideon Day adjacent to County Road 19 in Tonka <br />Hay. On a back channel. <br />Comments: Property is owned by City of Tonka Bay. Site currently <br />provides rental slip space for approximately 30 boats for Tonka Bay <br />residents. Also has a gravel parking area, an open gros4v a:ca, several <br />picnic tables and fishing piers. Level tepographv. potential for <br />public access; development, however, initial ontarts with <br />representatives Of the City indicnte opposition to any public access <br />proposal.. <br />5. Site: Timber Lane <br />Location: South shore of Gideon nny off of County Road 19 <br />Comments: 2.8 acre parcel was listed for snle with lakenhore. Lakeshore <br />consisted of I of n narr"w peninsilA, Not lArge enough for ramp nr,d <br />turnaround area. Remainder of Property was bisected from lake frontage <br />by Timber Lan(,, it ;trip of private prnperty nnd the former railroad <br />corridor owned by llennepin Co+inty. Due to narrowness of lakeshore <br />frontage and bisection of parcel, nccers development does not look <br />