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Drain 27 Wetland Restoration Project <br /> <br />Draft Outline of Presentation: <br />• Federal Mitigation Requirement for Diversion Project <br />o USACE identified multiple locations – chose Drain 27 area <br />o Two Public Meetings Held (April and July, 2020) <br />o Draft Environmental Assessment <br /> Public Comment Period has ended <br /> EA included potential recreational component <br />o Show Construction Schedule to highlight window of oppurtunity <br />• MetroCog Involvement <br />o FMDA request led to MetroCog Recreation Study <br /> Partners included FMDA, MetroCog, West Fargo, WF Parks, Fargo, Fargo Parks, <br />Horace, Horace Parks, USACE, and Cass County <br />o MetroCog public comment period has ended <br />o Wetlands area was identified as a recreational node <br />o Potential Costs Identified <br /> If deemed feasible to go with 5-ft wide natural surface trail, we could do roughly <br />four miles for $41,437 ($10,359/mile). A concrete trail of the same width and <br />length (the preferable material type for floodplains) would come in at $643,009 <br />($160,752/mile). The most expensive option would be a wetland boardwalk, <br />which would come in at around $5,171,000 to $6,464,000 for four miles <br />($1,293,000 to $1,616,000/mile). <br />• ND Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) – Grant Applications Due Sept. 1 <br />o MetroCog was interested in applying for funding for the identified recreational node <br />o OHF applicants need to be a political subdivision <br />o OHF Funding Guidelines