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The community includes a network of trails that will connect to the new public park, a future lakefront trail, connection to a future trail fronting on 20th Avenue, and will allow access to the Watermark Park and trail system on the east side of 20th Avenue. Sidewalks will also be provided on all public streets. Goal 4: Maintain safe neighborhoods and community areas. • Develop neighborhoods with mixed housing styles that promote diversity and attract all age groups. The proposed mix of homes should attract buyers of all ages and demographics from young single first-time buyers, couples, families with children, empty-nesters, and retirees. Goal 7: Sustain Lino Lakes’ Natural Resources which make it such a desirable place to live. • Protect and preserve the natural resources throughout the city. • Continue to promote the use of Planned Unit Developments (PUD) as the city’s preferred development process to implement the Greenway System. Please see comments provided for Goal 1 and Goal 3 above. In addition, 1,815 trees will be preserved out of the 2,186 trees existing on site today (83% preserved). 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 a 5.37- acre park near the center of the community and at the west edge with lake frontage. 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.