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Summary of the 2040 Comprehensive Parks, Trails, & Greenway Plan <br />City of Lino Lakes, MN <br /> <br />Goals & Policies <br /> <br />The City of Lino Lakes continues to actively manage and protect its parks, trails and greenway systems, which <br />includes open spaces and natural resources. The Parks, Trails and Greenway Plan supports the City by outlining <br />eight primary goals with corresponding policies related to the following: <br />1. Development and maintenance of parks <br />2. Access to Rice Creek Regional Park waterways <br />3. Development and connections of trails and greenway systems <br />4. Protection of natural resources <br />5. Preserve and improve water quality <br />6. Provide parks and natural open spaces for residents for recreation and protection <br />7. Develop approaches to deal with ecological challenges and threats <br />8. Identify important natural resources and encourage responsible adjacent land uses <br /> <br />Park System Plan <br /> <br />The park system plan defines the varying classifications of parks and identifies each existing and proposed park with <br />current descriptions, development considerations and updated cost considerations. Changes to new and proposed <br />parks are updated on the overall parks, trails and greenway plan. Identification of regional parks remain in the plan <br />chapter. <br /> <br />Trail System Plan <br /> <br />The trail system plan defines the varying classifications of trail types. Changes to new and proposed trails are <br />updated on the overall parks, trails and greenway plan. Identification of regional trails and connections to regional <br />trails have been updated in the plan chapter. <br /> <br />Greenway, Open Space and Natural Resources Plan <br /> <br />The greenway, open space and natural resources plan defines the varying natural resource classifications for <br />greenways, open spaces and natural resource areas. Changes to areas defined for greenways, open spaces and <br />natural resources are updated on the overall parks, trails and greenway plan. The plan also provides strategies for <br />preserving and protecting greenways, open spaces and natural resources along with ongoing management and <br />restoration. Information specifically related to wetland banking and pollinator areas has been added to the plan. <br /> <br /> <br />Implementation Plan <br /> <br />The implementation plan provides strategies and priorities for the implementation of parks, trails and greenways in <br />Lino Lakes. Overall priorities have been modified with trails and greenways remaining a top priority, but park <br />development and improvements and consideration of a recreation complex facility have been moved up in priority <br />status, and greenways, open spaces and natural resources still remain an important consideration. <br /> <br />Planning & Zoning Comments <br /> <br />The Planning and Zoning Board held a work session on November 8, 2017 and had the following comments for <br />consideration to the parks, trails and natural resource chapter of the Comprehensive Plan update. <br /> Illustrate the half mile radius around existing parks to show the general service areas