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WEEK JIM REVIEW Edition # 45 1 -19 -98 through 1 -23 -98 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Building permits issued this period = 2 Building permits issued YTD = 3 * A meeting was held with Rick DeGardner (Park and Recreation Director) and Marty Asleson (Environmental Coordinator) representing Lino Lakes on the subject of the "Greenway Corridor". They plan to resubmit a grant application to the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources. The grant was denied last year. The new deadline is the end of February. The grant request is for $500,000. This grant is proposed to be partially matched by the City of Lino Lakes, City of Hugo, the-Rice Creek Watershed District and some undetermined amount by the City of Centerville. After reviewing the grant application, it appeared to me that the grant application was in a very rough format. The application proposes to acquire approximately 360 acres of land and to develop a paved trailway of nearly 25,000 lineal feet. The entire project cost is projected to be $725,000. I would find it hard to believe that this amount coul even cover the land acquisition. The options for extending the "Greenway" through Centerville would be to place a paved path along Main Street or possibly extending a path south of Center Street along the Metropolitan Council's sewer interceptor easement. The concept is to preserve the natural environment along the creek in Hugo and to extend a paved trail from Hugo into the proposed regional trail corridors in Anoka County. I would support the concept in one of the mentioned scenario's above, but made it clear that the City would probably not support a "Greenway" all the way through the City along the creek disturbing the existing developments. A meeting is scheduled in Hugo next week on this topic and I have it on my schedule to attend. Please contact me if you would like further information on this topic. * I had a meeting with Mr. Brent Coatney of Terminal Transport and his builder RJRyan on Tuesday. All of the items that were mentioned in the last "Week in Review" on this subject were based on a telephone conversation with the owner. At our face to face meeting, all of the same items were reiterated. They would like to build a 15,000 square foot building comprised of offices and shop space. The building would be block or concrete. The builder had brought pictures of similar buildings that they have erected and they were all very attractive. The builder wanted copies of our design standards