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CITY OF LINO LAKES PARK BOARD MEETING DECEMBER 2, 1996 fullest potential and take advantage of views across Marshan Lake and the regional park. Marty said the realities of trail development change when trails are proposed adjacent to existing properties . He included letters from Mike Winge, 600 Marshan Lake, and Glen Rehbein, 7374 Lake Drive in the members packets . Both gentlemen are residents that live to the north of the Shores of Marshan on Marshan Lake. The trail alignment would have to come very close to the backs of their homes because of the wetlands . The Comprehensive Plan is not an exact document in terms of park and trail locations, but is intended to be flexible. The trail alignment from the Comprehensive Plan and the location where it would have to go to accomplish this segment is depicted on the conceptual land use plan that was included in the packets . This segment of trail was always intended to be a long-term goal, before the Town Center plan was conceived. Marty continued to say there are two short term solutions that would work for the Town Center. The first is obtaining trail easement through the Gethsemane Methodist Church to the north, west to Lake Drive and following the road easement to the north to Town Center. This would require a fairly wide creek crossing at Lake Drive. This is indicated by the dashed black line on "The City of Lino Lakes Trail Proposal" map included in the packets . The trail would also most likely necessitate the removal of pine trees at Mr. Rehbeins property. This map was developed as part of a trail grant proposal to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources . The green areas indicated on the map are the trail grant proposal areas . Marty told the board that the second option is indicated on this map. He said it is the green area that heads to the north from the school along 4th avenue through a light-industrial area and crosses Lake Drive at a future access point to Town Center. This trail would not have as difficult a crossing at the creek, and could be worked into the light-industrial area that is scheduled for development in the near future. Marty believes that trail segment 1, in the Comprehensive Plan, the 4 . 7 miles of transportation trail along Lake Drive should be looked at holistically including the interstate bridge crossing for pedestrians to the north. 4