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Meeting Date: 3/9/92 <br />Agenda Item: D-1 <br />CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS <br />PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION: Consider support of "The Friends of the Parks <br />and Trails of St. Paul and Ramsey County" in <br />their effort to preserve abandoned railroad <br />corridors <br />SIIBMITTED HY: Carol Kriegler, Park & Rec Director <br />REVIEWED HY: N/A <br />EBPLANATION/SIIMMARY: The "Friends of the Parks and Trails of <br />St. Paul and Ramsey County" are concerned about the loss of <br />abandoned railroad grades that has occurred over the past sixty <br />years. Another 800 to 1000 miles of railroad grades are <br />proposed to be abandoned in the next decade but there is no <br />coordinated effort by state and local governments to preserve <br />them for public use. Because of their concern, the friends <br />passed the attached resolution which they would like to present <br />to the state legislature. They have requested that the <br />resolution be brought before the commission for discussion and <br />approval. <br />ATTACHMENTS: Resolution <br />