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i • ~2~ Sherlock expressed his concern .that Long Lake may become another Schmidt .Park should the County surround Long Lake with County park property. Hemmings replied that the use of Long Lake site can be controlled through design and access planning and it definitely was the County's intention to preserve the area. Dahl indicated that she was interested in pursuing the possibilities of Rush Lake being included in the Open Space System. Motion by Smith that the Park Board recommend to the Village Council that the Ramsey Gnunty proposal for acquisition of the Rush Lake property be approved and that a final determination as to the Mississippi Street extension be made because of its affect on the County's acquisition of the Rush Lake property for open space and the access to the Long Lake and Rush Lake properties. The Park Board further recommends that Mississippi Street not be extended. Seconded by Dahl. In discussing the motion, Mr. Edmonds stated that he felt it to be entirely reasonable that the County consider assisting in the development of the Long Lake property. It was his feeling that with the inclusion of Rush Lake the entire area would function as one complex and, therefore; the planning, development and operation should be coordinated. This could even extend to financial assistance. Motion carries. Snowmobile Trails George Carlson of the Ramsey County Patrol and Richard Larson of the New Brighton Snowmobile Club made a presentation on snowmobile use in the Village of New Brighton. They prefaced the presentation vrith the statement that Near Brighton was a poor place for snowmobiles because there was really no place to go. There were no trails within the Village and there was no legal exit out of the Village. Snow- mobiles are land-locked by the freeway system and the highly developed city of Fridley. One potential exit; the railroad cr-ossing over 35-U1 to Shoreview vrhere extensive snowmobile areas exist, is forbidden by the railroad and the arsenal. The presentation consisted of a slide tour showing snowmobile routes which are used in New Brighton.. The major one involves the Long Lake and Rush Lake areas and is relatively safe and isolated from residential development. However, it is difficult to get to from many areas of the Village without transporting the snowmobile. Carlson indicated that what was needed was a positive approach and that rather than complain about all of the problems about snowmobiling, efforts should be made to find areas where snowmobiling can occur without creating problems. He indicated that at one time a commitment