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Minutes <br /> Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Commission <br /> Meeting of November 15, 2023 <br /> Present: Meredith St. Pierre,Valerie Boyd, Ranell Tennyson <br /> Absent: Emily McGinnity, Cathy Moore-Arcand, Mat Rauschendorfer,Jim Compton, Sr., <br /> Staff Present: Shayla Denaway, Parks Planner <br /> Max Gort, Associate Planner <br /> Chair St. Pierre called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. <br /> 1. Approval of Minutes from the September 20, 2023 Meeting <br /> This action has been tabled due to the Parks Commission not having a quorum. <br /> No motion. <br /> 2. Glacial Hills Regional Trail Open House <br /> Parks Planner Denaway spoke about the open house held earlier in the evening on November 16, 2023. <br /> The Glacial Hills Regional Trail (GHRT) is a planned regional trail under the jurisdiction of Washington <br /> County to connect several destinations including Hugo, Big Marine Park Reserve, William O'Brien State <br /> Park, and Marine on St. Croix. Denaway stated that the timeline for the GHRT's construction is at least a <br /> decade out, since it is one of the few regional trails that does not have a master plan.The purpose of the <br /> open house was to engage public interest in identifying the potential alignment of the trail. Originally, <br /> CSAH 4 had been identified as the most viable alignment to connect the destinations in the trail vision, <br /> but there has been some desire to connect the trail to more scenery. The largest group that attended <br /> the open house was from the equestrian community, requesting that horse facilities be prioritized in the <br /> trail planning. Denaway said she'd encourage the trail planning team to focus on having a mix of uses on <br /> the trail corridor, similar to the multimodal characteristics of the Gateway State Trail. <br /> 3. Keystone Woods WMA <br /> Denaway presented background on the Minnesota DNR's process of acquiring land to create the <br /> Keystone Woods Wildlife Management Area (WMA).The 1,820 acres of land, some of which is in Hugo, <br /> was part of the Kelley Land and Cattle Company until its ownership by the Trust for Public Land, which <br /> will donate the land to the DNR. Denaway stated that the new WMA will be a "pilot project" which is <br /> intended to maintain the same uses as other WMAs, but also attract new user groups by enhancing the <br /> visitor experience with amenities.The draft improvement plan includes maintaining some current farm <br /> roads as trails and accessible paths, creating four entrances with two featuring enhanced parking lots, a <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br /> Parks Commission Minutes <br /> November 15,2023 <br />
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