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Attachment E <br />Box 275. 29 Lake Street South. Sig Lake, MN 55309 <br />• 763 - 263.3602 �rsstribe�sherhtel.ael <br />COUNTY AWARDS THE 1ST LEGACY GRANT <br />Sur , 0211 112007 - 8:1 Sam admin <br />By Ken Francis <br />Santiago Township will be the first recipient of the county's new Landfill Abatement Legacy Grant. <br />Tuesday, the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners approved the township's application for funding to build a <br />new multi - purpose facility that will house a fire station, town meeting room and sheriffs office. <br />The grant program, spearheaded by Commissioner Rachel Leonard, awards up to $1 million each year to cities and <br />townships whose projects meet a standard of al least 25% post - consumer materials. Grant amounts are based on <br />population. Recipients are eligible for reimbursement only on the cost of the green materials. <br />Green products could include, but are not limited lo, recycled concrete, wood, wood ;products, plastics, fiber <br />materials. reclaimed and re- milled lumber, reprocessed paint and milled bituminous. <br />Michael Garland, fire board chair, told the commissioners green material will make up at least 25% of the cost of the <br />building. The project will be presented to the town during the annual meeting in March. Construction should begin <br />later in the year. <br />Under the terms of the grant, Santiago Twp. Is eligible to receive up to $173,800. <br />"It's a marvelous moment," said Commissioner Leonard. "For a year and a half we have struggled as a county board <br />with the inception of the idea of a legacy grant. I'm very excited about this moment <br />After approving Santiago's application, the board voted to amend the Legacy Grant application form to clear up <br />vague language. <br />Solid Waste Officer David Lucas said based on applications received, it was apparent there was some confusion <br />about the intent of the grant. <br />"The Santiago grant allowed us to go through this process and identify what changes are needed in the application <br />form," he said. "One thing that became clear was the confusing term "green." It implies energy efficiency, We have <br />communities out there researching energy efficient materials and not focusing on post- consumer and pre - consumer <br />recycled materials." <br />He said the intent was to encourage the use of recycled materials - not necessarily energy - efficient materials, in the <br />construction of municipal projects. <br />The new language also allows more than one grant to be awarded each year if the total is within the established <br />budget of $1 million. <br />45 <br />