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12/18/95 16:35 FAX 7855699 NSC ?1001/004 Post-ir Fax Note 7671 Dece' pages 7o From Co./Dept. co. Phone a Phone a Fax a Fax p MINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORT5 CMOMISSION 1700 105th Ave N.E. Blaine, MN 55449 NEWS RELEASE For immediate release: December 18, 1995 4 page release Contact: Paul Erickson, Executive Director Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission (612) 785-5630 Fax: (612) 785-5699 MASC Awards 23 "Mighty Ducks" Ice Arena Construction Grants Blaine, Minn -- At its December 18 meeting, the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission award- ed 23 grants, totalling $2.9 million, to build new ice arenas or to renovate existing ice facilities around the state. The grants, which all require a match of local private or public funding, were awarded via the "Mighty Ducks" granting program of the State Capital Bonding Fund. The eleven communities receiving grants to build new arenas are Bagley, Cloquet, Faribault, Minneapolis (Edison/University of Minnesota site), Oakdale/Mapiewood/Mahtomedi, Plymouth, Richmond, Sauk Centre, Sleepy Eye, St. Paul (St. Catherine's site), and Virginia/Eveleth/Mountain Iron/Gilbert. A total of $2.5 million will be awarded toward the con- struction of new ice arenas, which will leverage an additional $22 million in local private and public construction spending. The twelve communities receiving grants to renovate existing arenas are Babbitt, Brooklyn Park, Cottage Grove, Duluth, Inver Grove Heights, Lindstrom, Marshall, Ramsey County, Richfield, Rochester, Stevens County (Morris), and Worthington. Approximately $400,000 will be granted to communities renovating their existing ice facilities. The renovation grants will leverage an additional $2.9 million in local spending. The grants will assist in the construction of 13 new sheets of ice, allow the completion of three additional sheets, and help fund the renovation of a total of eleven sheets of ice. The grants culminate nearly two years of effort on the part of the Minnesota Legislature and the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission. The "Mighty Ducks" legislation was introduced to the Legislature on March 7 and received final approval in May. A total of 82 communities submitted applications for grants by the October 2 deadline. The legislature identified the following objec- tives the MASC sought to meet in the awarding of its grants: • Provide increased opportunities for female ice sport participation. • Increase ice -time access for sports other than hockey. • Generate increased net economic activity for the state. • Encourage partnerships among public and private organizations. The grants will assist seven communities in constructing their first indoor ice facilities: Bagley, Faribault, Minneapolis (Edison area), Oakdale, Plymouth, Richmond, and St. Paul (St. Catherine's area). The grants will also allow three communities to complete construction of their first ice facilities: Sauk Centre, Sleepy Eye, and Stevens County (Morris).