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(2) Dahl commented that she felt it would be valuable to establish such trails in the parks and even possibly connect the parks. It was pointed out that the Village has a unique situation in that Freeway 69L1- and Rice Creek Road both bisect the Village and the only available crossings of these two obstacles were county roads. These county roads are very heavily traveled and would be difficult to make safe for recreational biking. As an alternative, it was suggested that recreational biking does not necessarily require a trail that goes anywhere. In most cases bikers are seeking primarily exercise and trails that even go in a circle may satisfy their needs.' Dahl agreed, however, she stated that the trail using school sites and parks as nodes would establish a pattern and provide not only a facility for exercise but would also provide a safe route for children who do use bikes to get to specific places. Cook suggested the use of vehicle control devices such as cross-walk lights as an aid for bikers crossing busy streets. Smith agreed that safety was a problem and that a trail of some type would be valuable. The Board revievred the bike route which St. Anthony Village had established recently. Their route merely indicated streets which would provide a continuous trail through the Village. It is marked by signs, not by any type of road marking or special facilities for bikes. Dahl suggested that any trails that the Village were to establish should be lined up with St. Anthony's route if at all possible. It was further suggested that St. Anthony be contacted to determine how they ti~rent about establishing their route. Also Board members ti~rere encouraged to consider potential bike routes by the next meeting. Hagemeyer requested that the item be placed on the agenda for September in an attempt to try to have something established for next spring. Smith brought up the fact that Old Highr,lay 8 t~ras being upgraded and suggested that some type of bike path facility be included in the planning for this project. Department Report Department explained that there had been several items vrhich the Board had requested to investigate over the past several months and the opportunity had not presented itself to report back to the Board. It was suggested that this opportunity be taken by the Board to ask questions on these items which were of interest.