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• 0 • • METRO MONITOR, June 1987 5 Plans for nawon ark Mississippi move forward p To serve north - basically underserved," said Council parks planner Proposed North Mississippi Regional Park Grant Scholen. More picnic areas, walking paths, boating accessV a Minneapolis, Brooklyn and fishing areas are needed to adequately serve j, kt` r �94 people in north Minneapolis, Brooklyn Center and the — _- , surrounding suburbs, according to the study. --11* ' � Center, suburbs Trails over the Camden and Interstate Hwy. 694 , Al bridges will connect the park to Anoka Riverfront 1 etch your fishing pole and pack your picnic Regional Park on the east bank of the Mississippi. basket. Twin Citians soon may be able to So far, the park plan has won approval from the gNpy�q�DUNZ`C enjoy anew regionalpark alongthe Missis- sippi Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, the Suburban ,� " x�� RIVERFROKT 1 Yg Hennepin Regional Park District, Anoka Countyand '4"�N' $ RECrIONAL PARK River, if plans for the park win P g a kl approval from the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Brooklyn Center. Theplan is set for discussion b YY the Commission and the Metropolitan Council early this Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission in June, with Metropolitan Council consideration t y ^.r summer. 3Raoru YK ANTE a h�: The proposed North Mississippi Regional Park sometime during July. KwtKf.APous li p would occupy 87 acres along the west bank of the ' Mississippi, between the Camden bridge in North The park—to offer boating 1. ;,, Minneapolis to Interstate Hwy. 694 in Brooklyn access, walking paths and 3 Center (see map). z Although portions of the park are now accessible, picnic and fishing areas— .:: major new developments could be open to thepublic 4 4 as early as 1990. P may be open by 1990. � yr. �, Following a request bythe Minnesota State 4°'`' , ' �4yf""` FR1MAR' q Pending approval from both bodies, land WEBBER PARK a / NUNNeAPOUS Legislature, the Council studied the idea of a regional acquisition for the park could begin this year for U park on the Mississippi north of Minneapolis' Camden some of the property. Development of a trail from the - �-- - area and found a clear need for a park there. The Camden Bridge to 45th Av. N. will also be a high 42"4Ave.N• +t ----P�Possu population is more than adequate to justify a regional priority, according to the park's master plan. ;a TRA"s park in this area, according to the study. The price tag for acquiring land and developing the �- NNEer;,`5" The park would be accessible to large numbers of park would be at least $7 million. Funding for *floATAccES5 people, with more than 230,000 people living withinA7° """ regional parks is obtained through the state legislature. :–,-4 PRoPoszo five miles of the proposed site. "The park is relatively The current 45,000-acre regional park system twesr5A K well situated to serve disadvantaged populations," the includes 28 parks, 10park reserves and four trail QO"^'"T"^'N study said. MiNNF1Pot 7,,,,:d e No- t. "Compared with the rest of the region, this area is corridors. ■ ', ,`'-<n, — '=d PARK P g Jon Gordon ' ;- *� "r-,