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• Michael Grochalia1 Ce--44 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 10 June, 2002 SUBJECT: Possible Trail Opportunity Dear Michael, 14 A. A decade ago, Lino Lakes published and adopted a Comprehensive Park Plan and Development Guide. This excellent • document is the work of Brauer and Associates Ltd and a 16- person advisory committee composed of residents, City Council and staff. It identifies specific parts of the city where development of parks and trails should be considered. Number 46 on the list is identified as follows: "Park trail- This trail is intended to be located within a linear corridor that runs adjacent to the eastern shore of Lake Amelia. At this time, there is no existing housing development along its entire length... this trail also represents an exceptional opportunity to use the linear trail corridor concept to its fullest potential. A class 11 level of trail should be appropriate." This description still fits the situation but now to a greater degree than before. Whereas the original length was listed as 0.7 miles in length, it could now easily be extended to nearly 4.0 miles and perhaps even more. In the Comp Plan update of the Lino Lakes Development Guide dated April 2001, the east shore of Lake Amelia is shown as a potential Greenway corridor. The city's "Handbook on Environmental Planning" and the recent Wild Land Urban Interface Project both • identify Lake Amelia as an area of special opportunity and concern.