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49 <br />GUIDING PRINCIPLES <br />Similarly, collaboration with city staff, the <br />Advisory Committee, and the community led to <br />the creation of four guiding principles specific <br />to Lake Elmo’s parks, trails, and open spaces. <br />These guiding principles provide an overarching <br />framework to help inform the development of <br />the goals, policies, and initiatives found in the <br />recommendations section of this report. During <br />the planning process, they helped define the <br />actions that should be taken to achieve the <br />vision for Lake Elmo’s park and trail system. <br />Guiding principles for this plan include: <br />THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />CONNECT <br />This plan should connect the community to <br />parks, trails, open spaces, nature, reliable <br />information, and each other, as well as <br />strengthen relationships to the outdoors <br />and healthy lifestyles <br />GROW This plan should enhance and improve Lake <br />Elmo’s existing assets, as well as provide <br />room for future growth of the park and trail <br />system <br />This plan should provide guidance and <br />recommendations that are implementable, <br />maintainable, and sustainable. <br />This plan should assist the city in adapting <br />to ever-changing trends in park and <br />recreation, as well as Lake Elmo’s rapidly <br />growing population <br />MAINTAIN <br />ADAPT <br />Figure 4.2: Scenic field of native plants in Lake Elmo