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Please see comments provided for Goal 1 and Goal 3 above. In addition, 1,872 trees will be preserved out of the 2,190 trees existing on site today. Many of which are located in the proposed park and open spaces. Comprehensive Plan Parks, Open Space, and Trail Goals Goal 1: Continue development and maintenance of an appropriate balance of active and passive recreational activities to serve the diverse needs of the community for people of all ages and abilities, including, where possible, neighborhood parks, larger multi-use community parks and the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve (Regional Park). • Acquire, reserve, develop and maintain sufficient park and open space land to fulfill the identified and projected needs of the present and future populations. • Continue, whenever possible, inclusion of neighborhood parks in future developments and planned redevelopments. • Direct and manage activities in an appropriate manner by balancing the use of programming activities in the neighborhood parks. As mentioned in the response for Land Use Goal 1, this plan proposes the dedication of an 11.14- acre park near the center and west area of the community. Goal 2: Collaborate with Anoka County to guarantee and improve public access of the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve (Regional Park) waterways for recreational use and enjoyment of the community. • Identify, develop and maintain new public access points to area lakes and waterways so that residents can enjoy these unique recreational opportunities. There is an opportunity for the City to create and offer a new public access point to Peltier Lake at the western edge of the proposed park dedication area. Goal 3: Develop, maintain and connect the current and proposed trails and greenway systems in the City of Lino Lakes and the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve (Regional Park) in a manner that preserves and sustains the natural environment. • Preserve the open character of Lino Lakes through the preservation of natural open space and the establishment of greenway corridors. • To the extent possible, require an interconnected trail system to be developed concurrently with the infrastructure of the subdivision or new development. Please see comments provided for Land Use Goal 3 above. Goal 4: Identify, protect and preserve the desirable natural areas and ecological and aquatic resources of the community. • Where possible, restore damaged or misused natural and ecologically significant areas to their original state. • Require natural space buffers, where appropriate, around wetlands to preserve their function and value. Please see wetland comments provided for Land Use Goal 1 above.