Mendota / Lebanon Hills GreenwayProject Introduction

November 2012

Mendota / Lebanon Hills GreenwayProject Introduction

November 2012

Establish a County-wide system of interconnected greenways that provide multiple functions:

• corridor-based recreation

• non-motorized transportation infrastructure

• ecologically functioning habitat

• improved water quality

Dakota Count Greenway Vision

Dakota County Greenway Vision

Dakota County Greenway Vision

Master Plan Purpose

Strategic guidance for future greenway development

– Integrate recreation, transportation, natural resource management and improved water quality

– Natural and cultural resource stewardship

– Greenway trail alignment, interpretive themes and design direction

– Implementation strategies: land protection, phasing, capital and operations budgets, cost share

– Regional greenway status

Project Schedule

Stakeholder & Public Input

• Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meetings during each phase of the project

• Representatives from: City of Mendota Heights, City of Eagan, City of Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Dakota County Historical Society

• Individual meetings with key landowners and stakeholders

• Community Open Houses– First open house to introduce the projects and get

input on alternatives• January 15th 2013, Lebanon Hills Visitor’s Center 6:00-

8:00 PM – Second open house will be held in Spring 2013 for input

on the Draft Master Plan

• Greenways Website: www.hkgi.com/projects/dakota

Mendota to Lebanon Hills

Greenway

• Mendota to Lebanon Hills (11 miles)– Connects to North

Urban Trail at Village at Mendota Heights

– Through Mendota Heights’ neighborhoods and parks

– 2 alternatives through northwest Inver Grove Heights or east Eagan business parks

– Thomson Reuters– Eagan Senior High

School to Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Mendota Heights

Inver Grove Heights / Eagan

Eagan