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LAKE ELMO PARK SYSTEM PLAN | ARBOR DAY TREE GIVEAWAY EVENT <br />APRIL 2024 <br />CITY OF LAKE ELMOKEY RECOMMENDATIONSKEY RECOMMENDATIONS <br />CONNECTIVITY OPEN SPACES + <br />PRESERVES OPERATIONS + <br />MAINTENANCE <br />PRIORITY LEVEL PRIORITY LEVEL <br />PRIORITY LEVEL <br />• Implement a snow <br />removal plan for trails <br />• Explore opportunities to <br />pilot a mobility-device <br />charging station at a key <br />trail connection location <br />• Look for opportunities <br />to develop trail loops <br />of different lengths <br />throughout the <br />community and in certain <br />strategically chosen parks <br />• Increase awareness and <br />understanding of the trail <br />system by developing and <br />publicizing online and <br />paper trail maps <br />• Explore opportunities to <br />develop trailheads <br />• Provide a distributed network <br />of open space preserves and <br />limit development in these <br />areas to walking paths and <br />seating to support passive uses <br /> »Classify the following parks to be <br />natural areas: <br />* DeMontreville Wildlife Park <br />* Heights Park <br />* Heritage Park <br />* Homestead Park <br />* Lake Jane Hills Park <br />* Legion Ave N Parks <br />• Proactively manage invasive <br />species in the preserves by <br />encouraging volunteer efforts <br />for management, monitoring, <br />funding, and control <br />• Increase biodiversity and <br />habitat with the use of native <br />and native-cultivar plantss <br /> »Find ways to convert turf grass <br />areas to more naturalized <br />conditions <br />• Explore partnerships to <br />supplement the city’s <br />capacity for maintenance, <br />programming, and <br />improvements <br /> »Explore opportunities for <br />revenue generation <br /> »Explore opportunities for the <br />use of volunteers to support <br />maintenance or programs <br /> »Investigate the use of bonds or <br />tax levies to support the system <br /> »Work with private property <br />owners who may be interested <br />in donating land or granting <br />easements <br />• Explore the creation of a <br />dedicated Parks and Forestry <br />departments <br />• Explore the addition of a <br />programming manager to <br />activate parks <br />HOW DO YOU THINK THESE KEY <br />RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED? <br />HELP US OUT BY PLACING A GREEN, ORANGE AND RED <br />DOT BESIDE EACH RECOMMENDATION BELOW! <br />HIGH <br />PRIORITY <br />MEDIUM <br />PRIORITY <br />LOW <br />PRIORITY <br />202