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CIT OF IN KE Memorandum DATE: October 1, 1997 TO: Barry Bernstein FROM: Marty Asieson RE: Clearwater Creek Trail This is in reference to the trail segment along Otter Lake Road and south of LaCasse Drive in the Clearwater Creek Development.. The trail travels to the south end of the development following Otter Lake Road. In planning this park we had two trail concerns. Trail segment#45 and trail segment# 61 are depicted on page 6-19 of the Comprehensive Plan. Trail segment# 45 is intended to be located in a linear trail corridor that begins at Cedar Street and runs south following the edge of wetlands, drainage ways, and woodlots through the originally designated N-15 park, to the future location of 64th Street E, and ultimately connecting into the White Bear Township Trail System and Bald Eagle - Otter Lake Regional Park. As this development evolved, the trail became a reality on the west side of the development, fulfilling the needs of the bike route(trail segment# 61) as well. The City Council would like the Park Board to re-visit the section of this trail from LaCasse Drive to the south end of the development. There were a couple a couple of considerations given to the present trail location. First, since this trail was also part of the linear trail corridor concept in this area, consideration was given to trying to accomplish the corridor concept. That is, placement through woodlots, along wetlands etc., in order to make this a more recreational experience in the transportation issue. A problem occurred when faced with the exception to the south of LaCasse Drive. In order to place the trail in the dedicated trail property past this exception, we would have destroyed some very valuable oak trees, and come very close to �-. the back door of the house on this exception. We would have also have destroyed a 1189 Main Street• Lino Lakes, Minnesota • 55014 Phone:612-464-5562 • Fax:612-464-4568