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8 <br />Fall 2012 <br />The City of Lake Elmo Park Commission needs your <br />help – and they want it before they decide to spend over <br />$900,000 of parkland dedication funds to improve the <br />park system. <br />We have one signature park (Sunfish Lake), five full- <br />service parks, and twelve additional open spaces for <br />our 8,000+ residents to use – but before we invest <br />any funds for improvement, we need to know what our <br />residents think”, said Park Commission Chairman Pam <br />Hartley. <br />In the spring of 2013, 500 randomly sampled residents <br />will be asked about their park usage, park preferences, <br />equipment needs, recreation programming, and bicy- <br />cle and pedestrian trail placement in an effort to craft <br />a five-year capital improvement budget. Residents not <br />receiving a survey can voice their opinions via the City’s <br />website. <br />“We need to know about needs for dog parks, disc golf, <br />children’s play equipment, ball fields and where to put <br />our trail system before we spend any money,” said Mike <br />Bouthilet, Director of Public Works. <br />Key to the Park Commission’s learning will be resident’s <br />response to bike / pedestrian trail placement throughout <br />the City. <br />“We want to make sure that we are creating trail routes <br />that connect our residents with areas such our down- <br />town library, the high school, the Lake Elmo Park Re- <br />serve, and other important destinations. We want the fu- <br />ture Lake Elmo to walkable and bike-able”, said Shane <br />Weis, a member of the Commission’s Trail Subcommittee. <br />Mayor <br />Dean Johnston <br />Council <br />Brett Emmons <br />Nicole Park <br />Mike Pearson <br />Anne Smith <br />City Administrator <br />Dean Zuleger <br />Internet: www.lakeelmo.org <br />Email: comments@lakeelmo.org <br />POLICE-FIRE Emergency: 9-1-1 <br />Non-emergency: (651) 439-9381 <br />A publication of the City of Lake Elmo <br />3800 Laverne Ave. N., Lake Elmo MN 55042 • 651-747-3900 <br />Park Commission to Survey Residents on Use, Needs <br />The Lake Elmo Park Commission will be conducting a survey in order to deter- <br />mine how best to allocate funds dedicated to park improvements. Sunfish Lake <br />Park, pictured above, is one of they City’s 17 parks. <br />Applications are being accepted for the Parks <br />Commission. Participate in guiding the future <br />development and management of your City’s <br />parks and trail system! Contact the City Clerk’s <br />office for more information at 651-747-3900. <br />Serve on the Park Commission