Regional Parks For The Twin Cities

A 25-year plan would include three new parks in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area and additions to numerous existing park areas.

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April 5, 2005, 10:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"In an era when government at all levels seems focused on finding new things it can't afford to do anymore, the Metropolitan Council's forward-thinking parks plan is a welcome departure. Over the next 25 years, the council projects that population in the seven-county metro area will grow by 1 million. Earlier proposals have addressed where residential development should go; now the council is getting specific about some places where it should not."

Thanks to Todd Graham

FULL STORY: Regional parks: Meeting the needs of 2030

Saturday, April 2, 2005 in Star Tribune

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