Area residents are invited to an open house to review and provide comments on two future greenway corridors in Rosemount and Empire Township. The open house is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 8, 6–8 p.m., Rosemount Community Center, 13885 South Robert Trail, Rosemount. Input from the open house will help shape the future of the Rosemount Interpretive Greenway from Lebanon Hills Regional Park to Spring Lake Park Reserve and the Mississippi River Regional Trail and the Vermillion Highlands Greenway from Lebanon Hills Regional Park to the Vermillion River. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and give information on alignment alternatives, design character, habitat restoration and interpretive themes. Transforming trails into multi-functional greenways will demand innovative approaches to issues such as road and rail crossings and working with private property owners. The open house is part of the six-month master planning process for the two greenways. Dakota County is leading a national movement to transform simple trails into multi-functional corridors that provide recreation, non-motorized transportation, habitat value and water quality improvement. The two greenways are part of the planned 200-mile county-wide greenway network. For more information, visit the project website atwww.hkgi.com/projects/dakota
