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Commission debates preserving snowmobile and horse trails as development advances
Summary
City staff and commissioners discussed whether Dayton should try to preserve permanent corridors for snowmobile and horse trails amid development, weighing recreation value against high land needs, maintenance challenges and uncertain public demand.
A Parks Commission discussion centered on whether Dayton should pursue permanent snowmobile and equestrian corridors as development reduces traditional private and rural trail access. A presenter from the meeting (Speaker 9) showed Northwest Trail Association maps and cited Minnesota DNR trail guidance that calls for large buffer widths for motorized and equestrian users.
Why it matters: Commissioners said preserving connectivity to the…
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