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9 <br />To accept that classifi~zation you also accept the that Metro feels <br />should be in a Regional park. such regional parks being located on _a major <br />body of water; a. body of water that can facilitate active water recreation <br />...would have water access -fishing, swimming, canoing- , those types of <br />also then receiving <br />activity. The second classification for qualifying for(Met~opolitan funds. <br />Basically the development of the whole facility as I re//ttcall is somewehere between <br />1 a:ndL million dolalrs. The County portion requires very little money for <br />development a site that's not used very intensively. A nature <br />center the whole county park side is oriented to that nature center. <br />And basically then ~i.ll will have a. physical trail associated with it a camp <br />grnndd, I know Councilman W about the-term ball field, the term camp <br />ground here has the same connotation, basically, an open area of grass where <br />people would come and camp with tents and they would be-under the supervision, <br />These areas <br />of the director of the nature center. work with the Nature Center <br />on its programs, while the~z're at them as well as enjoy the educational <br />benefits of being involved. So most of .the money <br />will go to the <br />New Brighton City park .side and I guess you have to then decide whether or <br />not you want to qualify for Metropolitan funds Whether or not you want to <br />continue to be classified as a. Regional Park..and in doing so you accept, more <br />or less accept, certain activities along with it. That doesn't .necessarily <br />mean that .there. will have to be large power boats coming off of this launch <br />site. Metro, who has close associations with the Department of Natural Resources <br />a.re continually looking for lake access sites, access for boats. Now you can <br />classify boats in any size, in a.ny means of power, rowing or canoing or some <br />motors. But they're looking for lake access sites. Sites to get people onto <br />the lakes, whether it's for boating, whether it's for canoing, whether its for <br />fishing or sailing. They do want some sort of, they're looking for those 5art <br />kinds of facilities and they are looking for more and they would probably hat to <br />see one taken away because there is~iJ~~ any boat access, or existing lake access <br />site here. And they would probably hate to see one disa.ppea.r when they are <br />trying to-find .more in other parks in this county and other parks in the #hole <br />Metro area.. It's a. high priority in the schedule then. <br />