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APPr ICATiON RF�L�ST FORM One Application Request Form should be submitted per project to the appropriate program sta$' (refer to the program information sheets enclosed for the mailing address}. Please make copies of this form, as ' needed. Applicant: City of Centerville County: Anoka Contact Person: Jim March Title: City Administrator Address: 1880 Main Street Phone Number (daytime hours): (651) 429-3232 Project Name: Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park Please check the appropriate program (if known) and provide an estimated total project cost: X Outdoor Recreation Grant Program Public Boat Access Program l i Natural and Scenic Area Grant Program Fishing Pier Grant Program Cooperative Trail Linkage Pmgram Clean Vessel Act Pumpout � National Recreation Trail Fund (Symms) Grant Program ! Regional Trail Initiative Program I Total Estimated Cost: �50,000 I I Congressional District (1-8): 6 Legislative District (1A-67B): S1B I Prpject Descri�ion I I Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park is approximately twenty acres of dedicated park land Iocated near downtown Centerville, Centerville Lake, and Anoka County's Rice Creek Regional Park. The site was I originatly named Central Park and was only about 10 acres in size. The park was renamed Laurie I LaMotte Memorial Park after the City purchased additional property adjacent to the park in December of ! 1996. Since that time the City has made significant progress on Phase I development of the park. Phase I � development includes storm water improvements, site grading, seeding and mulching, construction of a parking lot, construction of a pleasure rink and renoz�ation of the esisting hockey rink. The City of Centerville is requesting a grant in the amount of $50,000 from the Department of Natural Resources for improving Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. The City is requesting these funds in order to f nance a portion of Phase II developmeni of the park. Phase II developmeni of LaMotte Park is part of a commnnity vision for the park to make connections to the downtown area, Centerville Lake and Anoka County's Rice Creek Regional Park. Phase II will include the addition of several amenities including an accessible playground, a picnic shelter, accessible trails, 3 softball fields, 2 soccer fields, a basketball court, and a building for concessions and accessible restrooms. The City would like to continue with the development of the park and build on a visit by the Minnesota Design Team in September of 2998. However, the City has eapenQed a substantial amonnt of park dedication fees on the acquisition of additional park land and the Phase I development. Continued development of the park will not only benefit the residents of Centen�ille, it will also benefit the residents of Circle Pines, Lino Lakes, Lexington, Hugo, Blaine and Forest Lake. It is hoped that through grant funds and future park dedication fees, the City can complete its vision for the community park system.