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April 5, 1989 Park Board Minutes Page 2 Anderson said he will walk through the plan and take Park Board comments first and then open it up to the residents for discussion. Anderson said at Long Lake Road there is a difficult area to get through because of space between the noise wall and the church. The City staff has agreed to recommend the reconstruction of the church's driveway and put in permanent curb and gutter. The trail will stay close to the wall all the way down to help save construction costs. The trail may come down to stable soil in one area. We are looking at putting low growing shrubbery between the noise wall and the pathway. There will also be plantings on the lake side. The cost of this project was originally anticipated about $15,000. Cost has gone up because of the delay and also because. of the fill that needs to be brought in and the easement cost. We are looking at about $35,000. Johnson asked how many feet were between the wall and the path. Anderson said about 4 to 6 feet. Anderson said we have an agreement with the Highway Department to paint the backside of the noise wall. A resident asked how wide the path was. Anderson said 8 feet, because it is both a walking and biking path - the standard width. Only emergency vehicles are allowed on the path. Rose asked if the path goes to 17th Street. Anderson said it goes to Pike Lake Drive and blends into the street. Carlson asked what the surface of the path is. Anderson said it will be asphalt - it would erode otherwise. We are spending more money on sod because of the erosion problem. The discussion was opened up to the residents. Wes Ingram, 1115 Pike Lake Dr., asked how close the path would be to the lake. Anderson said it will come out right to the shore. There may have to be a retaining wall. Ingram also asked where the fill would come from. Anderson said if we can use it from the lake we will but the soil will have to be tested.