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8 2013-2014 Silver Lake Guide BookSilver Lake city staffCity administrationKerry VenierClerk/Treasurer327-2412Kristi MesenbrinkDeputy ClerkSilver Lake City Hall, located at 308 Main Street W.,houses city police, ambulance and public works staff.Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,with the lobby open until 6 p.m. each day. Thecity hall phone number is 327-2412.Public worksSupervisor: Dale Kosek, 327-2412Gary Jerabek, MaintenanceEmergency contactsPolice Chief: Forrest Henricksen, 327-0108 (nonemergency);John Reigstad, Police Officersilverlakepolice@mchsi.comIn an emergency, dial 9-1-1Fire Chief: Dale Kosek, 864-3134Ambulance Chief: Duane Wawrzyniak, 327-2412Emergency Response Coordinator: ChristineWawrzyniak, 327-2412City signs welcome visitors into town. The signs werecompleted with funds from the city and donations bythe Silver Lake Lions Club.View of Silver Lake from CornerstonePark.Above, the Silver Lake Auditorium. Left,the water tower.
2013-2014 Silver Lake Guide BookLuce Line Trail offers a variety of recreationSilver Lake, in conjunction with thecities of Hutchinson and Winsted, isworking on improving the quality ofthe Luce Line State Trail.The cities have sought legislation tobe included in the State Bonding Billfor the appropriation of funds to pavethe trail from Winsted to Cedar Mills.These cities, along with McLeodCounty, have put forth money to movethis process along.Currently, the Luce Line Trail consistsof crushed gravel, and can be usedfor biking, hiking, horseback riding,mountain biking, snowmobiling, andskiing.The trail, which is a 63-mile-longformer railroad track that runs from theTwin Cities west past Cosmos, stretchesacross varied landscapes of metropolitanand rural Minnesota.It is a preserved strip of countrysidealive with many varieties of plants andanimals.Rolling stands of sugar maple andbasswood, along with many colorfulplants can be found in the east. West ofHutchinson, the woods give way toremnants of the tall-grass prairie, withmany prairie plants still visible.The trail is also home to muchwildlife, including deer, fox, mink,owls, and pheasants. The many adjacentlakes also support habitats forducks and geese.With the state bonding bill monies,the trail could be paved with a bituminoussurfacing material, and accordingto authorities in favor of paving thetrail, this would provide a “superiorsurface” for biking, rollerblading,walking, jogging, cross-country skiing,The Luce Line Trail, a 63-mile recreation trail from Plymouth to Cosmosis used for walking, biking, horseback riding and snowmobiling.and snowmobiling.According to Steve Cook, mayor ofHutchinson and advocate for thepaving of the trail, a “paved trail betweenthe cities would provide a backboneconnection to local trail systemsbetween Winsted, Silver Lake, andHutchinson.”The Luce Line Trail has been underthe control of the Department of NaturalResources (DNR) since 1976, andtheir “master plan” for the trail, writtenin 1998, has identified a large portionof this section to be paved to accomodatelocal needs.The paved 10-foot wide trail sectionwould run approximately 25 milesfrom Winsted to Cedar Mills. Besidesproviding a variety of uses for non-motorizedrecreational activities, the trail9would also accomodate snowmobiletraffic and provide parallel sections tofacilitate horseback riding.The estimated cost for planning andconstruction is $2.5 million.Key benefits of the plan include:• Safer alternate routes for exerciseand commuting.• Increased options for physical activityto promote healthier lifestyles foradults, children, and families.• Valuable means to connect userswith nature and the environment.• More opportunities for “trail connectivity”and use between communities.• Consistency with the “Master Plan”written by the Minnesota DNR.• “Kid and wheelchair friendly” surfacingfor little legs and wheelchairs.Another benefit to paving the trailincludes connections to other trail systems.A paved Luce Line State Trail, accordingto Cook, would create newrecreational opportunities for users ofthe system from around the entire state.This system would be enhanced furtherby future linkages to the DakotaState Trail, which is a relatively shortdistance to the south.Within Silver Lake, the city and organizations,such as the Silver LakeLake Enhancement Association, havebeen working to make the trail systemmore “user friendly” by installingbenches along Silver Lake, and creatinga dirt trail in front of Cedar CrestEstate in Silver Lake, complete with afishing pier.
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