04-15-2008, 12:10 AM
Public comments invited on DNR Green Lake park proposal
Making room for more visitors at a Green Lake public water access site is the goal of a Department of Natural Resources' (DNR proposal to purchase two lots in Block 1, First Addition, at Spicer.
Public comment on the proposed purchase will be accepted until March 28. Comments can be submitted in writing to the DNR Trails and Waterways office at P.O. Box 457, Spicer, MN 56288.<br />
Gregg Soupir, DNR Trails and Waterways supervisor at Spicer, said purchase of the two lots will allow not only more vehicle-trailer parking but also will provide additional storm water run-off treatment. The site is currently managed by the DNR through a cooperative agreement with the city of Spicer.<br />
The site was constructed in 1994 and the DNR made many improvements, Soupir said. "Shoreline erosion was stabilized and landscaped with field stone and natural vegetation. Storm water run-off was directed into ponds that were constructed for filtering rainfall prior to entering Green Lake. And we installed three concrete ramps, as well as enlarging the parking area once before," he noted.<br />
The latest proposal to add parking is evidence of the lake's popularity, Soupir said. . "Green Lake gets a lot of traffic during certain times of the year and we want to make access as convenient as we can," Soupir said.
Making room for more visitors at a Green Lake public water access site is the goal of a Department of Natural Resources' (DNR proposal to purchase two lots in Block 1, First Addition, at Spicer.
Public comment on the proposed purchase will be accepted until March 28. Comments can be submitted in writing to the DNR Trails and Waterways office at P.O. Box 457, Spicer, MN 56288.<br />
Gregg Soupir, DNR Trails and Waterways supervisor at Spicer, said purchase of the two lots will allow not only more vehicle-trailer parking but also will provide additional storm water run-off treatment. The site is currently managed by the DNR through a cooperative agreement with the city of Spicer.<br />
The site was constructed in 1994 and the DNR made many improvements, Soupir said. "Shoreline erosion was stabilized and landscaped with field stone and natural vegetation. Storm water run-off was directed into ponds that were constructed for filtering rainfall prior to entering Green Lake. And we installed three concrete ramps, as well as enlarging the parking area once before," he noted.<br />
The latest proposal to add parking is evidence of the lake's popularity, Soupir said. . "Green Lake gets a lot of traffic during certain times of the year and we want to make access as convenient as we can," Soupir said.