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3 Rivers Park District outlines Mississippi Gateway redevelopment, Diamond Lake Trail work and possible Corcoran park
Summary
At a Corcoran City Council meeting, Marge Beard of 3 Rivers Park District described ongoing projects including the Mississippi Gateway redevelopment, a partnership with Bloomington on golf and park management, and future planning work that could bring a regional park into Corcoran.
Marge Beard, representing 3 Rivers Park District, briefed the Corcoran City Council on the park district’s mission and several projects that affect Corcoran residents and surrounding suburbs.
Beard said 3 Rivers is a stand‑alone local unit of government created in 1957 and operates about 25 parks and park reserves across roughly 27,000 acres, with 175 miles of regional trail and about 300 miles of trails inside parks. "Our mission is to promote environmental stewardship through recreation and education in a natural resources based park system," Beard said.
She described the Mississippi…
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