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Community Amenities and Natural Resources Lino Lakes is blessed with many natural resources and amenities that give the community a special character and identity that is appreciated and valued by its citizens. Nearly 46% of the city's geographic area consists of lakes, protected wetlands and protected uplands. Citizens want the city to ensure future growth is well planned, sensitive to maintaining Lino Lakes' natural resources and amenities, and preserves the quality of the community and life they enjoy. 1. Parks, Trails, Open Space and Recreation 2030 Vision The city has provided Lino Lakes residents with a comprehensive array of well - maintained parks, interconnected trails, natural open spaces and greenways, and recreational opportunities for their enjoyment and recreation. It also has preserved and enhanced the community's natural environment and special character. Goal 1: Continue development and maintenance of recreational activities that serve the identified needs of the community and people of all ages, including, where possible, neighborhood parks, larger multi -use area parks and the regiona park. Rationale: The city's parks and recreational facilities are important community assets enjoyed by residents. The demand for and use of these assets will grow as the city's population expands over the next 25 years. Strategies: • Continue to pursue the development of a multi sports complex either on the city -owned property at Birch and Centerville Roads or another suitable site. • Foster and maintain cooperation between the city and school districts to facilitate joint use of indoor and outdoor facilities for organized and recreational activities. • Utilize the Rice Creek Regional Park as an aesthetic and recreational community amenity, but with increased sensitivity to the preservation of biosystems and ecosystems within the park. • Acquire, reserve and develop sufficient park and open space land to fulfill the identified and projected needs of the present and future population. • Continue collaboration with the YMCA and similar organizations to provide recreational facilities for the entire community. • Continue, whenever possible, inclusion of neighborhood parks in future developments and planned redevelopments. 20