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Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve additional benches, picnic tables and other site furnishings as needed throughout the park for the convenience of park patrons. In an effort to update marketing strategies within the park, the County is proposing to implement digital monitors for indoor and covered locations throughout the park system to provide relevant, up-to-date materials for our patrons. This makes changing/updating the materials easy and more efficient. The total development cost for the projects outlined in this Master Plan Amendment are approximately $10,725,000. Conceptual Development Costs Summary Wargo Nature Center Improvements $ 7,000,000 Maintenance Facility Improvements 1,950,000 Park Improvements 1,775,000 Total $ 10,725,000 CONFLICTS Conflicts related to the park development will be kept to a minimum through the proper planning and community engagement. See additional information regarding engagement in the Public Engagement and Participation section of this document. The greatest potential for conflict related to the proposed projects are the archaeological resources in the area. The park is within a well-known archaeological area and therefore every care will be taken to ensure those conflicts will be minimized. An archaeological survey will be conducted prior to any project being constructed. If resources are found, some previously used strategies could be implemented within the project sites. One of the strategies may be "cap" the site and not excavate down, but rather build up and over the site. This removes disturbance to the site and provides preservation of the cultural resource. Other mitigation techniques used in the past have included the excavation and curation of found artifacts or avoidance. There are no conflicts anticipated with any of the surrounding land uses, which is mostly residential. Refer to the Appendix for the planned land uses in the area. The greatest conflict arises in relation to the burial mound interpretive site and because we are aware of the potential for conflict, the County will be cautious in designing and constructing this area to avoid impacts to the mound. The County will also work with members of the local Dakota community to ensure the plans and design of the interpretive node are respectful of the culture and traditions of the Dakota people. Conflicts between pedestrians and vehicular traffic will be kept to a minimum by reducing the number of trail and road crossings within the park and by working with the local cities and the County Highway Department to ensure safe crossings at road intersections. Treatments for these areas may include signing, striping and signalized pedestrian crossings. In addition, signs within the park will alert users of potential conflict areas, i.e. 18