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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Sim Morelan, Parks and Recreation Director City of Little Canada 515 East Little Canada Road Little Canada, Minnesota 55117 500 Lalavene Road Si. Raul. ,Alinne ■ota 55155 -40 RE: 2003 Local Trail Connections Grants City Wide Trail System, Project ItCO21 -03 -3E Dear Mr. Morelan: Thank you for submitting your project for funding through the Local Trail Connections Grant Program. For your information we received 37 trail grant applications for projects requesting over $2.3 million. As I understand it, your project is to develop a new trail connection to the City of Maplewood's trail system through the Powerline Corridor and another segment that would connect to the City of St. Paul's Waterworks Trail Corridor. I am writing to inform you that your project successfully passed the initial review by our staff. You have been awarded a grant in the amount of 5100,000. This will be reimbursed to you on a matching basis. However, before we can proceed to contract, we will need to complete some additional paperwork. Enclosed is the Local Trail Connections Grant Program Documentation Checklist, which indicates what needs to be completed. The environmental review process involves several key review areas. It is necessary to complete and successfully fulfill all requirements of this review before selection of your project has been finalized and a contract can be established. This review must he finished by September 1, 2003 in order to assure that the funding will remain in place. Please feel free to contact our office if you have any questions about the process or timeline. The Documentation Checklist contains important information about contacts and addresses for each of the agencies involved in the review. Please remember that no receipts for reimbursement will be honored for your project that precede a mutually agreeable signed contractual agreement that specifies the terms and conditions of project reimbursement, In slightly different words, do not spend any money on this project that you expect reimbursement for until you actually have a signed contract in front of you. Also be advised that this grant will expire on December 31, 2004. Please notify us immediately if you are unable to complete the project before December 31, 2004. Feel free to call me at (651) 297 -1718 if you have questions about this letter or the program in general. Congratulations for making it this far in the selection process, and good luck with your project. Sincerely, j� -aCiC� /SOS Tim Mitchell, Grants Specialist Trail Recreation Section Trails and Waterways Division Minnesota Department of Natural Resources enclosure cc: Tom Danger. Trail Recreation Supervisor Wayne Seines, Supervisor, DNR Outdoor Recreation Grant Program Dan Collins. Regional Manager Suzann Willhite. Area Supervisor DNR Information: 65! 296 -6157 ° 1- 888 -646 -6367 ° TTY: 651 -296 -5434 ° 1- 800 -657 -3929 An Equal Opportunity Employer Who Values Diversify -In\ Printed an Recycled Paper Containing a 2 - • Minimum of 10 % Past-Consumer Waste