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<br />~("'\~N~~"" ~ Minnesota Deparbnent of Transportation <br />~ ... <br />~ i! <br />~"')- ~", Memo <br />OFTI'lP'l <br /> <br />f E a 2 Z 1951 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />District 3 <br />1991 Industrial Park Road <br />Baxter, MN 56425 <br /> <br />Office Tel: (218) 828-2471 <br />Fax: (218) 828-6105 <br /> <br />February 19, 1999 <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />Region 7W Transportation Programming Policy Committee <br /> <br />From: <br /> <br />Steve Voss ~~~ <br />District Planner <br /> <br />Subject: Draft Region 7W FY 2002 <br />Local Transportation Priority Recommendations <br /> <br />Attached is a prioritized list of the locally-sponsored transportation projects seeking federal funding <br />recommended by the Region 7W Transportation Advisory Committee (T AC) for your consideration. <br />The T AC met on Thursday, February 18th, to review the FY 2002 project submittals and develop the <br />attached list of priorities. <br /> <br />. There was considerable debate regarding the eligibility of the city of Melrose's Ninth Street North <br />new road construction project and the city of Foley's Penn Street reconstruction project. Both of <br />these routes were shown as minor arterials in the original applications prepared by the proposers. <br />However, after further research on my part, I discovered that the two routes were actually classified <br />as local roads according to the app:coveQ Federal Functional Classification System Map maintained <br />by Mn/DOT. <br /> <br />Last year the ATP adopted a policy requiring all applicants seeking federal transportation funds to <br />meet all qualifying criteria prior to the submission of their application. Unfortunately, the two <br />proposed routes mentioned above do not meet the functional classification requirement set forth by <br />the ATP. Therefore, the two projects are ineligible to compete for federal transportation funding; <br />and consequently had to be removed from the list of eligible projects. We can discuss more on this <br />matter when we meet on February 25th. <br /> <br />In preparation for our next meeting, I suggest each of you take time to review the attached list of <br />priorities. I also encourage you to contact representatives of the T AC for additional input concerning <br />any of the projects on the list. Please feel free to invite any ofthe TAC representatives to the meeting <br />as you see fit as a technical resource. <br /> <br />Please do not hesitate to contact me at (218) 828-2471 or toll-free at 1-800-657-3971 should you <br />have any questions or concerns regarding the upcoming meeting or are unable to attend. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Attachment <br /> <br />cc: <br />Region 7W T AC <br />