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a. Response: Horse trails are currently offered at Rum River Central and Bunker Hills Regional Parks and the County has looked into adding horse trail in this area on previous occasions and discovered there was not a high demand for this amenity. The Parks Department will study the issue again to determine demand in the region and will consider this in the future. 8. Improve trail interpretive signs a. Response: Improving interpretive signage throughout the park is included in this park master plan amendment. 9. Maintain trails better, it's difficult for roller blading in RCCOL and bumpy for biking. a. Response: Trails are assessed annually trails in need of repair and maintenance are prioritized and addressed as funding allows. 10. How will entrance road to the compost site change? a. Response: Included in the master plan amendment is an illustration and description of the proposed compost location change with the proposed entry and exit drives shown. 11. Will there be changes to the trail route with Hodgson road? If so what changes and when? a. Response: There are no plans to change the Rice Creek North Regional Trail route along Hodgson. The trail will remain where it currently exists. 12. Users need to pick up dog waste and keep dogs on leashes. a. Response: Per Anoka County Ordinance, dogs must be leashed and it shall be unlawful for any person to: Have custody or control of any dog or domestic pet in a park/trail without possessing an appropriate device for cleaning up pet feces and disposing of the feces in a sanitary manner. The County is currently researching different methods of enforcement of this ordinance. 13. Surprised there are not more dog parks a. Response: At this time, the County has no plans for additional dog parks. Relating to the campground: 1. There were numerous comments regarding the need for more camper cabins. a. Response: The County was originally proposing to add two additional camper cabins to the campground, but based on the numerous comments received from the public about the topic, the County is now proposing to add six new camper cabins. 2. My wife and I do a lot of walking in the campground in the off season. Last week (April) we walked all the loops and 50% of the fire rings were in standing water, a lot of sites had standing and sometimes flowing water in them. a. Response: The County will be addressing the drainage issues in on on-going manner to reduce the sites that are seasonally under water. 3. Take one loop a year and bring in fill to raise sites. a. Response: This may be one solution to the drainage issues. The County will consider this. 4. Blacktopping the loops would be nice. a. Response: While the County understands that paving the loops would be nice, it is not the standard practice for the County campgrounds. 5. Add a 20' x 20' shelter at the group camp site. a. Response: The County has reviewed this request, but does not feel that a shelter at this site would be an economical option for the group camp site.