A. Interconnecting Trails CITY OF MEMORANDUM
CHANHASSEN TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
7700 Market Boulevard FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park & Recreation Director 1/7
PO Box 147 Peter Woitas, Park & Recreation Intern
Chanhassen, MN 55317
DATE: June 14, 2010
Administration
Phone: 952.227.1100 SUBJ: Develop a Comprehensive Inter - Connecting Trail System with
Fax: 952.227.1110 Surrounding Communities
Building Inspections
Phone: 952.227.1180 The city's 2010 Key Financial Strategies and Strategic Plan include the
Fax: 952.227.1190 development of a comprehensive inter - connecting trail system with surrounding
Engineering communities as a core goal. With over 80 miles of pedestrian trails in place,
Phone: 952.227.1160 identifying and constructing key connection points with adjoining communities
Fax: 952.227.1170 is one way we can continue to leverage the value of this public infrastructure.
Finance At Monday's work session, staff will make a presentation describing the history
Phone: 952.227.1140 of the city's trail system, providing details about existing linking points, and
Fax: 952.227.1110
identifying key inter - connecting points not yet completed. We also will identify
Park & Recreation the partnerships required to accomplish each of the unfinished connections.
Phone: 952.227.1120 Lastly, we will identify trails that currently terminate at or near our borders that
Fax: 952.227.1110 are unlikely to be connected by the neighboring community.
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone: 952.227.1400
Fax: 952.227.1404
Planning &
Natural Resources
Phone: 952.227.1130
Fax: 952.227,1110
Public Works
1591 Park Road
Phone: 952.227.1300
Fax: 952.227.1310
Senior Center
Phone: 952.227.1125
Fax: 952.227.1110
Web Site
www.ci.chanhassen.mn,us
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