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Longtime resident urges preservation of critical habitat, asks for repairs and volunteer funding at Sunfish and Lions parks
Summary
Susan Dunn, a former parks commissioner, urged the commission to consider critical habitat mapping, called attention to tree loss at Tartan Park, asked about repairs for pickleball courts and a Sunfish Lake Park parking lot, and noted upcoming Arbor Day tree plantings.
Susan Dunn, 11018 Upper 30 Third Street North, Lake Elmo, addressed the Parks Commission during public comment and urged commissioners to act as environmental stewards while citing critical-habitat mapping for Washington County.
Dunn identified areas shown in a Washington County Conservation District map (she provided a paper copy for the record) and said the city has lost tree cover in locations she described as the Tartan Park area and parts of the Shulkin Farm site. She asked the commission to keep habitat and tree preservation in mind as parks are planned and developed.
Dunn also said Lions Park’s pickleball courts “are gonna dire need of some help this year” and that the city should consider repairs or resurfacing; she encouraged the commission to explore outside financial help for Sunfish Lake Park’s parking lot, noting that a private group that previously proposed a mountain-bike park had offered assistance. Dunn said the city has an Arbor Day planting planned at Sunfish Park and that she leaves a hard copy of her habitat map for staff and commissioners.
At the meeting’s close, Dunn requested that her map be included as an attachment to the official minutes. The commission accepted her materials and thanked her for providing them. The commission did not take any formal action during public comment; staff acknowledged they will consider the materials and questions raised.
