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'JUL y <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources <br />500 Lafayette Road <br />St. Paul, ~4innesota 55155-40 <br />June 25, 2003 <br />Bill Maertz, Director of Parks and Public Works <br />City of Falcon Heights <br />2077 West Larpenteur Avenue <br />Falcon Heights, Minnesota 55113 <br />RE: .2003 Local Trail Connections Grants <br />Trolley Line Trail, Project #C018-03-3B <br />Deaz Mr. Maertz: <br />Thank you for submitting your project for funding through the Local Trail Connections Grant Program. For your information we <br />received 37 trail grant applications for projects requesting over $2.3 million. As I understand it, your project is to surface an <br />undeveloped dirt path that provides a connection between Falcon Height's Grove Pazk and Lauderdale's Nature Reserve. <br />I am writing to inform you that your project successfully passed the initial review by our staff. You have been awarded a grant in <br />the amount of $54,000. This will be reimbursed to you on a matching basis. <br />However, before we can proceed to contract, we will need to complete some additional paperwork. Enclosed is the Local Trail <br />Connections Grant Program Documentation Checklist, which indicates what needs to be completed. The environmental review <br />process involves several key review areas. It is necessary to complete and successfully fulfill all requirements of this review <br />before selection of your project has been finalized and a contract can be established. This review must be finished by <br />September 1, 2003 in order to assure that the funding will remain in place. Please feel free to contact our office if you have <br />any questions about the process or timeline. The Documentation Checklist contains important information about contacts and <br />addresses for each of the agencies involved in the review. <br />Please remember that no receipts for reimbursement will be honored for your project that precede a mutually agreeable signed <br />contractual agreement. that specifies the terms and conditions of project reimbursement. In slightly different words, do not spend <br />any money on this project that you exuect reimbursement for until you actually have a signed contract in front of you . <br />Also be advised that this grant will expire on December 31, 2004. Please notify us immediately if you are unable to complete <br />the project before December 31, 2004. <br />Feel free to call me at (651) 297-1718 if you have questions about this letter or the program in general. Congratulations for <br />making it this faz in the selection process, and good luck with your project. <br />Sincerely, <br />Tim Mitchell, Grants Spectalist <br />Trail Recreation Section <br />Trails and Waterways Division <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources <br />enclosure <br />cc: Tom Danger, Trail Recreation Supervisor <br />Wayne Sames, Supervisor, DNR Outdoor Recreation Grant Program <br />Dan Collins, Regional Manager <br />Suzann Willhite, Area Supervisor <br />DNR Information: 651-296-6157 1-888-646-6367 TT'Y: 651-296-5484 1-800-657-3929 <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />Who Values Diversity <br />~~ Printed on Recycled Paper Containing a <br />Minimum of 10% Post-Consumer Waste <br />• <br />,• <br />