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oVita <br />nl o <br />7wfN Ct <br />300 Metro Square Building, 7th Street and Robert Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101 Area 612, 291 -6359 <br />July 29, 1977 <br />TO: METROPOLITAN AREA CITIZENS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS <br />Attached is a draft of an amendment to the Metropolitan Council's <br />Five-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Regional Recreation <br />Open Space, dealing with funding for the development of trails with- <br />in regional parks and park reserves. A public hearing to receive <br />comments on this amendment will be held on Thursday, August 18, <br />1977 at 1:30 p.m. in the Metropolitan Council Chambers, 300 Metro <br />Square Building, 7th and Robert Streets, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101. <br />The Parks Act passed by the 1977 Minnesota Legislature included <br />$2.2 million in funding for the 1977 -78 development of trails <br />within regional parks and park reserves. Pursuant to Minnesota <br />Statutes, the Metropolitan Council must review trail development <br />proposals in accord with the Council's Policy Plan for Regional <br />Recreation Open Space. To include trail development for 1977 -78 <br />in the Five -Year Capital Improvement Program portion of the Coun- <br />cil's plan, it is necessary to amend the program, which was most <br />recently adopted. January 13, 1977. <br />All interested persons are invited to participate in the hearing. <br />We encourage you to call the Council's public hearing coordinator <br />at 291 -6482 and let us know in advance if you wish to speak. <br />Those who register first will be scheduled to speak first. Writ- <br />ten comments may also be submitted until 5:00 p.m. on August 18, <br />1977. <br />Additional copies of the CIP amendment for 1977 -78 trail develop -... <br />ment are available free of charge from the Council's Public In- <br />formation Office at 291 -6464. <br />hope you will attend this hearing and offer your comments. <br />Alternatively, I encourage you to send written comments to me. <br />JB /fm <br />AUG 1 1977 <br />CITY OF <br />LITTLE CAN • <br />An Agency Created to Coordinate the Planning <br />Sincerely, <br />hn Boland <br />ail. Ulan <br />the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Comprising: <br />Anoka County 0 Carver County 0 Dakota County 0 _.,.....y o utamsey County 0 Scott County 0 Washington County <br />