HomeMy WebLinkAbout13-064CITY OF LAKEVILLE
RESOLUTION NO. 13 -64
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE
LAKE MARION -SOUTH CREEK REGIONAL GREENWAY
WHEREAS, the City of Lakeville has been working with Dakota County on the
development of a master plan for a regional greenway project that would bring new
recreational and open space opportunities to the City of Lakeville; and
WHEREAS, the unique approach to trail design outlined in the master plan integrates
functional use, scenic value, historic and environmental interpretation, water quality
improvements, and ecological restoration; and
WHEREAS, the proposed greenway is an identified unit of the Metropolitan Regional
Park System Plan and will establish a link between the Minnesota River and the Vermillion
River through the communities of Burnsville, Lakeville, and Farmington as well as a portion in
Scott County; and
WHEREAS, the master plan was developed in accordance with the 2030 Regional
Parks Policy Plan; and
WHEREAS, the alignment identified in the master plan was developed in accordance
with City of Lakeville's 2030 Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the development and operation of the regional greenway will be a
cooperative effort between Dakota County and the communities through which it extends;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Lakeville adopts a resolution
supporting Dakota County's Master Plan, in concept, for the Lake Marion -South Creek
Regional Greenway.
DATED this 1St day of July, 2013
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
Matt Little, Mayor
ATTEST:A A, _
Charlene Friedges, City gferk