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<, Development Concept - Long Lake Regional Park` ~ `'~ The proposed development concept consolidates the TOO acre. Rush Lake Open Space site owned by Ramsey County and the 108 acre Long Lake Park site owned by New Brighton into an outdoor recreation complex of regional signi- ficance. The unified site can provide both active and passive recreation opportunities for the public. The existing character of the site should dictate the assignment of site functions. The Rush Lake segment has a 32 acre shallow. lake, oak woods and marsh which are well suited for resource preservation and inter- pretation related activities. The Long Lake segment which is adjacent to a 220 acre "fish lake", and interspersed with fallow fields and wooded. ridges will accommodate active water and land activities. Generally, the proposed site development would not alter the basic physiography of the site. The existing landscape would be used to organize and partition activities. Access to the main body of the park site would be by way of an entrance road off of Old Highway 8, one half mile south of Highway 96. The existing frontage road which parallels the north side of Interstate Highway 694 and intersects with Long Lake Road will provide access to the segregated area at the south end of Long Lake for lake surface use related activities (e.g., fishing, boating, water skiing). The alignment of the principal entrance road (parkway) will provide a variety of visual experiences while minimizing disturbance of or intrusion into the site. A nature center would be located near the west shore of Rush Lake in order to best uti]ize the proximity of the oak woods, marsh land, lake and emerging prairie. The nature-.enter will consist of a building for orient- ation and workshop sessions, and a radiating trail system with provisions