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02/06/1998 12:09 612 - 483 -9186 <br />RICE CREEK W DIST <br />Rice Creek watershed <br />February 6, 1998 <br />3585 LEXINGTON AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 330 <br />ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA 55126-8056 <br />TELEPHONE (612) 483.0634 <br />FAX (612) 483-9186 <br />www.mnwatershed.org /riCe•htm <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />SUBJ: <br />PAGE 01 <br />Board of Managers <br />Regular Meetings: <br />2nd and 4th Wednesdays <br />at Shoreview City Hall <br />KATE DREWRY. District Admin. <br />LCMR Grant Application -- Clearwater Creek Greenway Project BONITA TORPE, Adman, Assist. <br />This letter is written to express strong support by the Rice Creek Watershed District for the Clearwater <br />Creek Greenway Project. <br />Clearwater Creek is one of the key watercourses within the 200 sq. mile area of the Rice Creek <br />Watershed and one of two primary tributaries to Rice Creek itself. It drains an approximate 50- square- <br />mile area spanning eleven municipalities, serves as an outlet for White Bear and Bald Eagle Lakes. <br />and discharges to the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes via Peltier Lake. <br />The Greenway Corridor Project is a critical element in achieving many of the District's objectives for <br />this portion of the watershed, including improvement of creek and lake water quality, prevention of <br />flooding and erosion, preservation of wetlands and floodplain, and protection/enhancement of fish and <br />wildlife habitat and recreational opportunities. <br />RCWD will act as a cooperating agency for this project by providing hydrologic engineering support as <br />needed to the involved municipalities. The District also has a Capital Improvement planned for this <br />corridor which will result in controlling peak discharges while increasing the low flow capacity of the <br />creek system in order to recover live storage. <br />We believe that this project fits a number of the LCMR's funding strategies extremely well and are <br />hopeful that 't will receive a favorable review. <br />Sincerely, <br />to Drewry <br />District Administrator <br />bct <br />c: Correspondence <br />RCWD File: LCMR <br />City of Hugo <br />City of Lino Lakes <br />City of Centerville <br />A: \KDLCMR. LTR BOARD OF MANAGERS <br />A.J. CARDINAL SR. <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />DAVID T. COOPER <br />RAMSEV COUNTY <br />ROBERT M. HULT BARBARA A. HAAKE <br />WASHINGTON COUNTY RAMSEY COUNTY <br />MONTGOMERY WATSON r'a., k.,. Er,nn•••r+ 593.9000 • CO.00cmurl• H-1AROI J H SHEFF 332.1000. MICHELLE! ULRICH 6949845 <br />EUGENE L. PETERSON <br />ANOKA t OUN1'Y <br />