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0guRNE CCV e .c' *, Sherburne County Government Center :t"" PLANNING AND ZONING ADMINISTRATION au 13880 Business Center Drive 1: Elk River, MN 55330 . * Phone:763-765-4450 or 1-800.438-0578 Mt HS54tP'.t Fax 763-765-4467 MEMORANDUM To: Randy Piasecki,Zimmerman City Administrator rpiasecki @sherbtel.net Lila Spencer, Livonia Township Clerk livtownclrk@sherbtel.net Michael Hecker, Elk River Parks &Rec Director Mhecker@E1kRiverMN.gov Cc: Nancy Riddle, Sherbume County Plannin & Zoning Administrator From: Jon Sevald, Sherburne County Planner3t Subject: Request Letters of Support for Trail Grant (Great Northern Trail) Date: September 13, 2013 Sherburne County is applying for a DNR Trail Legacy Grant to construct a 1.7 mile paved pedestrian trail and trailhead. The trail will be located between the Elk River/Livonia line to Co Rd 25 in Livonia Township. The Trailhead will be located at Co Rd 25. The County is requesting letters of support to be included in our grant application. The grant application is due by October 25,2013. Letters should be submitted to Jon Sevald at jon.sevald @co.sherbume.mn.us . The sooner letters of support are received, the sooner the County can submit the grant application to the DNR. The planned Great Northern Trail(GNT) will traverse Sherburne County north-south, connecting Elk River, Zimmerman, and Princeton, and will serve as a regional non-motorized trail along a former railroad corridor. The proposed project will be an extension of the GNT through Elk River. The existing trail is 4.5 miles in length. The proposed trail extension will add 1.7 miles (6.2 miles total length). The paved trail will be 10' wide, and intended for walking/hiking,bicycling, in-line skating, and cross-country skiing. The proposed trailhead at Co Rd 25 will include a paved 6-stall parking lot, picnic table, well & fountain, and kiosk with a trail map and information about the area's history and environment. Both the trail and trailhead will be ADA compliant. Grant awards will be announced in winter, 2014. If funded, the trail and trailhead will be constructed in 2015 and operational by June, 2016. As of 2012, the County has acquired the trail corridor between the Elk River/Livonia line to Zimmerman in fee title or permanent easement. The County continues to pursue acquisition of the trail corridor between Zimmerman and Princeton. Completion of land acquisition for the GNT has been a County Board goal since 2008. Thank you for your support. If you have any questions, please call Jon Sevald at (763) 765- 4463.