7.3. PRSR 02-11-2015 of Request for Action
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To Item Number
Parks and Recreation Commission 7.3
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
Discussion Item February 11, 2015 Michael Hecker,Parks and Recreation Director
Item Description Reviewed by
221st Avenue Trail and Parking
Reviewed by
Action Requested
Informational. This is a follow up item to Open Forum from the January Commission Meeting.
Consensus from the Commission to consider a trail connection and/or parking area for 221st Avenue.
Background/Discussion
Bonnie Schmidt a citizen from Ridges of Rice Lake spoke to the Commission in Open Forum at the
January meeting about the need for at trail connection from the Great Northern Trail along 221st Street to
Ridges of Rice Lake. She stated that she would like to see it at the top of the priority list in the parks and
recreation master plan because of the amount of traffic.
I also passed out an email correspondence at the January meeting from the Ridges of Rice Lake
Homeowners Association (HOA) President Douglas Reker who stated the trail connection is not a
priority. Another concern Bonnie mentioned are the amount of cars that park along 221st Avenue to
access the Great Northern Trail. This is also a concern of the HOA and some of the residents.
Many residents,including Bonnie, came to the February 2 City Council meeting at Open Forum to
express their desire for a trail along 221st Avenue and a new parking area to access the trail. Mr. Reker
expressed his concerns regarding the number of cars parking along the road to access the trail. This will
become a work session item for a City Council meeting in mid-March.
The Police Depaitinent is currently reviewing the safety concerns along 221st Avenue near the Great
Northern Trail and staff will be working on estimated costs for trail connections. This information will
be made available for the March Council Meeting.
Financial Impact
Staff is currently working on estimated costs to construct a trail access along 221st Avenue.
Attachments
• Map of 221st Avenue and Great Northern Trail area
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Accident claims life of Elk River man Page 1 of 2
STARaw S
Posted: 12/7/04
Accident claims life of Elk River man
by Susan M.A.Larson
Staff writer
An Elk River man is dead after a two-vehicle crash Saturday that injured his wife,their infant
daughter and the driver of the other vehicle.
The accident occurred on Dec.4, 1:23 p.m.,on Highway 169 and 217th Avenue,north of Elk River in
Sherburne County.
According to the Minnesota State Highway Patrol, Sari Louise Evanson, 17,Zimmerman,was driving
a 2002 Chevy Cavalier southbound on Highway 169. Brent Mathison,37,Elk River,was driving a
2000 GMC pickup northbound on 169.
The Evanson vehicle left the roadway,went through the median and collided with the Mathison
vehicle head-on,according to the State Patrol.
Mathison was pronounced dead at the scene. Passengers in his vehicle were his wife,Angela,33,and
their daughter Annika, 10.5 weeks old.They were transported to Hennepin County Medical Center.
According to an HCMC spokesperson,Angela Mathison is in satisfactory condition while Annika
Mathison is in serious condition.Evanson was injured,but the extent of her injuries and where she
was taken were not available.
All involved in the accident were wearing seat belts,the patrol said,and both vehicles had air bags,
the patrol said.
The funeral for Brent Mathison will be at noon Thursday,Dec. 9,at Holmen Lutheran Church,
Holmen, Wis.,with interment Friday, 11 a.m.,,Orono Cemetery.A reception will follow at Word of
Peace Church in Rogers.
Besides his wife and daughter,Mathison is survived by his parents,Karan and Trygve Mathison,
Holmen;a sister, Sarah Mathison;and his mother and father in-law,Bob and Darlene Cleveland of
Rogers.
Brent Mathison was born on Oct. 16, 1967, in LaCrosse,Wis. He married his wife on July 11,2003.
Mathison was the first director of human resources at Cretex,Elk River.He started there in February.
"We will always remember him as always cheerful,well-liked,respected and a decent young man,"
said Don Schumacher,executive vice president of Cretex Cos.
"It's a terrible tragedy," said Tom Bender,the president of Cretex Cos. "He had everything going for
him.A new wife,a new baby and a new home."
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Memorials can be made to the Brent T. Mathison Memorial Fund. The Dickinson Family Funeral
Home,Holmen,Wis.,is in charge of funeral arrangements.
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