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r ~ Qualifying Requirements 1. Project Description - The proposed project involves the construction of approximately 2300 lineal feet of 8' wide asphalt trail. The trail is designed to interconnect several already linked new and existing residential subdivisions in Centerville through the City's largest municipal park and then link into the Anoka County Rice Creek Regional Park Reserve trail system. The project would allow several thousand users to directly access a major public recreational facility. The Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve currently contains picnic areas, parking, boat launches, canoe launches, fishing pier, campgrounds, Wargo Nature Center, Heritage Lab, a prairie restoration project, cross country ski trails, a swimming beach with bathhouselrestrooms, playground, drinking fountain and Chomonix Golf Course. Anoka County currently is planning to make several upgrades to the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve. The improvements have been authorized and funded by the Metropolitan Council. . The anticipated budget of these improvements is documented in this application. As these improvements begin construction in the fall of 1999, the timing is perfect for the City of Centerville to submit this application. This grant application is being submitted due to the extreme importance to the City of Centerville and the surrounding area to have a local access to this significant public recreation facility. 2. Project Goals - The goal for this project is to allow the following users to access the Rice Creek Regional Park Reserve: hikers, walkers, joggers, runners, bicyclists, in-line skaters and cross country skiers. The trailway is being designed wide enough to accommodate multiple uses by a variety of users. A secondary goal is to make the trail linkage to the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve now, so that new residential developers will be required to make arrangements to design and construct trailways in their respective new subdivisions. These residential trailways will be required to link to Centerville's local trailway system which will then interconnect with the trailway system in the regional park. The linkage will provide the City with additional leverage to persuade developers to incorporate the trail in their early planning phase. 3. Project Costs - The project costs have been delineated by the City ofCenterville's consultant engineer. The firm ofBonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik and Associates has provided a detailed cost breakdown of all components involved in constructing this trail linkage project. This is provided on pa.se 5 of this application. 4. Evidence of Project Support - There are several groups that have been involved in the development of the Centerville trail system. Included in the grant application are a couple key . letters of support. One letter of support is from the Pirector of Parks and Recreation from Anoka