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• <br />Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department <br />600 Town Center Parkway <br />Lino Lakes, MN 55014 <br />(651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 <br />www.ci.lino-lakes.mn.us <br />February 26, 2009 <br />TO: Park Board Members <br />FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director <br />SUBJECT: Request to Provide Dog Park at Country Lakes Park <br />A resident has requested that the City of Lino Lakes consider providing a local dog park for <br />residents. The park identified by the resident was Country Lakes Park. <br />Most metro -area dog parks (except the City of Minneapolis) are operated at the county level. <br />For example, Ramsey County Parks and Recreation provides four off -leash dog areas for area <br />residents. Two are within very close proximity to the southern border of Lino Lakes. Otter Lake <br />Dog Park (located 1/2 mile south of County Road J on Otter Lake Road), is a 10 acre site that is <br />considered one of the best in the metro area. The second is a 13 acre site located at Rice Creek <br />Regional Park on Lexington Avenue (located a few blocks south of Ash Street). Both of these <br />parks have a variety of terrain including wide open areas that are suitable for a dog park. <br />Project costs would typically consist of fencing the perimeter, signage, and trash receptacles. <br />The first item for discussion for the Park Board is whether the City of Lino Lakes should explore <br />a potential dog park located at one of our neighborhood parks. If so, then we need to identify <br />and analyze potential locations, followed up by further discussion. <br />Perhaps the Park board is interested in touring the Otter Lake Dog Park and the Rice Creek <br />Regional Dog Park at next month's meeting. <br />sw /parkbrd /meeting information /Request to Provide Dog Park at Country Lakes Park.doc <br />