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September 2, 1975
TO: The Honorable Mayor of Shorewood
FROM: The Joint Trails Commission of Mixmetrista, Mound, Orono & Spring Park
SUBJECT: Joining the Joint Trails Commission
In June after each of the City Councils of the above mentioned communities
had passed a resolution which formed the Joint Trails Cosmoission, a meeting
was held to discuss the organization of the Commission. A copy of one of the
resolutions is enclosed. At a meeting in July by-laws for the Commission
were adopted which included the means by which additional members could be
brought into the Commission.
The only two conditions required for membership are interest in working
with the other communities in the area of Trails Planning and that the new
community be adjacent to one of the communities already in the Commission.
This Commission is set up as an advisory group for the planning and
coordination of trails development within the member communities and does not
have any authority in the spending of funds, however the Commission will help
. individual communities obtain funds if possible.
The Commission has established contact with the Metropolitan Council and
the Hennepin County Park Reserve District.
The present members of the Commission invite you to send someone as an
observer or new member to the next meeting of the Joint Trails "Commission
on September 11, 1975 at 7:30 P.M. in the Spring Park City Hall.
If you have any questions about the Commission feel free to contact me
in the evening at 472 -4258.
Sincerely,
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Haiden W. Larson
Chairman, Joint Trails Commission
4400 Denbigh Road
Mound, MN 55364
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CITY OF SPRING PARK
SPRING PARK, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION .75 -7
JOINT. PARK -COMMISSION- RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the communities of Minnetrista, Mound, Orono and Spring
Park have a desire to work together in the development
of trails, and
WHEREl!S, there is a need for comprehensive planning between our
cormunities to maximize services to all the area's
residents, and minimize costs, and
11 1 2E.REAS , the very essence of a trails concept' permit the
grea.Lest freedom of movement between our, communities to
ensure the maximum of- use.and recreational experiences
T?J".T ORE, It is recommended by this joint meeting of the Park
Commissions'of Minnetrista, Mound, Orono and Spring
Park, that the council of each city appoint ;a Trails
Commissioner whose duties shall be.to work with each
cf the other trails commissioners - to develop a compre-
hensive trails plan for the lake region. Such trails
plan shall include county and other trails system plans
that either enter or would link to this described region
Plan with such specifications as would be necessary to
show locations, use, condition- of right- ()f-wah, funding,
priority, method of funding, .and, estimate of cost. The
commissioners shall organize themselves with such by -laws
and guidelines as,needed;,And elect a
chairman and treasurer and.`such' other officers as.they
require. An interim report of the trails.plans shall
be submitted to each council.on• the third and sixth
month following a . dop'tion of:this resolution of all,,.
councils.. Final report willjbe due July 1,1976. All
municipal trails plans will 'be subject to each counci,l's
approval prior to adoption of the final report. Any
abutting municipality.may join with this commission
upon request. The Westonka League of Women Voters
sha -1 be authorized to convene the first co
r►imission meeting
on or before July.l, 1.975 and conduct necessary business...
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