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cna~ s Community Facilities ~~ <br />Long Lake Park <br />~~U_ <br />Lang Lake is a 3x8 acre site located <br />between Long Lake and Old Highway. 8. The <br />park is part of the Ramsey County regional. <br />park system. <br /> <br /> <br />County and Regional Parks <br />Development of the park is in progress, <br />with the swimming beach o <br />open in the spring of 1986. When fully <br />developed, the park will .also .include <br />small and large group picnic facilities, <br />boat launch, hiking/biking and cross <br />country ski trails, nature study areas <br />and a day camp. Compl~tian of the park <br />is scheduled for 1989 depending on avail- <br />ability of state funding. <br />A major area. of contention regarding development in this <br />park has been use of the lake and the lake shore. The issue <br />is one of attempting to balance the rights of homeowners on <br />the lake with those of others desiring to use the lake; for recre- <br />ational purposes. This issue will be equally difficult to resolve <br />regardless whether the park is developed as a regional or local <br />facility. <br />Some minimal development will occur in 1982 with more <br />`extensive development likely to begin in 1983. <br />The City has, within an eight mile radius, aver S,QUO acres <br />of countyand regional facilities. These parks are located in <br />Anoka, Hennepin and Ramsey Cdunties. These parks empha- <br />sixe swimming, picnicking, trails, etc. rather than the athletic <br />,~cilities and playgrounds typically found in municipal <br />systems. Access to these parks is typically by autornabile <br />although the Rice Creek Regional trail will link some of them <br />for biking, hiking and cross country skiers. <br />