City Council Meeting Date: May 1, 2018
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ben Martig, City Administrator
Title
Consider Resolution of Support for Legislative Bills Related to Appropriating Funds for Mill Towns State Trail Funding
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves the attached Resolution supporting legislative bills related to appropriating money for the Mill Towns State Trail
Summary Report:
Representatives of the Mill Towns Trail Joint Powers Board met with area legislators regarding funding for the Mill Towns State Trail. Legislative bills relating to appropriating $1,000,000 to the DNR for acquisition, development, and rehabilitation of the Mill Towns State Trail between the cities of Faribault and Waterford have been introduced by Representatives Bly and Lillie (HF No. 2803 Attachment 2) and Senators Draheim, Jasinski and Little (SF No. 3947 Attachment 3). A bonding proposal map of the Mill Towns State Trail showing the authorized corridor, proposed new trail development, existing trail in need of rehab and DNR acquired lands is attached (Attachment 4).
The Mill Towns State Trail, once complete, will provide connections from Red Wing to Mankato. This Legislative request addresses acquisition, development and rehab of the identified trail connections between Northfield and Dundas. The language is illustrated more broadly in order to give more flexibility and to give illustration to the broader impact of future trail connections that are planned.
The proposed funding request to the Legislature, if it successfully becomes law this session, would appropriate $1 million to the DNR for the Mill Towns State Trail. It is intended to be applied to build one new mile of trail (dashed red on Attachment 4) and rebuild the three existing trail miles (solid red on Attachment 4). This would mean the state would assume ownership and future management of the locally built trail between Dundas and Northfield (solid red on Attachment 4). Encroac...
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