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<br />CASScouN1Y <br />GOVERNMENT <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />Highway <br />Department <br /> <br />K~1th t\ f,undt. PE. <br />e, 'WHy Enginet:r <br /> <br />I\ldurd ~ SlcC <br /> <br />'ll]'<:rinr<:lh.ll"lll <br /> <br />Tb..m:,' B. ~l't:CV. EE. <br /> <br />(. \'-';'l~n ,inti (~; !n~trn.:ti{ 'In <br /> <br />Sup,rn,( >f <br /> <br />120J t\fam Avent)(: Wt'~l <br />West Far>:\), Ntlrth Pakntil <br />5~0i8, nOl <br /> <br />i\.)1-2%.237C <br />r;iX 7Jl.20,Q.l~O:; <br /> <br /> <br />MAR 2 2001 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />~~,,~ cC:!r-~TY CO!\~:t~!S:,;~':~; <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Cns..., County Commission <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Keith Berndt. Cass County hlgin-:cl <br /> <br />DA.TI',: <br /> <br />\larch 2.1, 2007 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Agenda topic f~)r April 2. 2007 ('ommi::;sion i\4eeting: <br />Grant Application for IIanvood Pedestrian and Bicycle <br />Crossing <br /> <br />rhe current higlnvay hill includes a grant program called the Sale Routes to <br />School Program, I'm proposing that Cass County applyll,)f a 2008 grant to <br />construct a multi-use paved path adjacent to ('ass 22 and improvements 011 <br />the 129 overpass bridge to accommodate pedestrians The City of Harwood <br />recently approached Metro COG and the County ahout concerns they've had <br />f()r a lot of years about pedeslrians crossing the 1-29 Ijridgc along Cass 22, <br />/\ large portion of Ilaf\\olkfs population lives \\cst ofl-29 and the <br />elementary school is east of 1-29. \Vc recentl;. rCl:ci \ cd information Ii'om <br />the ND-I)(Yl that grant applications i~1r ~()OS funding under the Safe!} <br />Routes to School Program would be m:cepwd until April 10. 2007. The <br />program is a lO(}O';1 grant funded program for construction but grant <br />recipients are responsible l~)r all planning. design. and administration costs. <br /> <br />j recommend that we submit II grant applicHlillfl \\ ith the l:ondition that the <br />City of Haf'l,\ood pa;. 50% of local costs and fass ('tHin!) pay 50% of local <br />costs not to exceed 520.000, [I' the grant is not appro\ cd the pr~iecl would <br />not be constructed. The inf()fmation on the program came out vcry recently <br />and there are a number of unanswered questions regarding the modifications <br />to the interstate bridge so our cost inll)rmation is rough. hut .:onscrvative at <br />this point I am \\orking with the DOT to reline that information so it rnay <br />change prior to the April 2 mecting.rhe total project W'it is estimated at <br />$305.000. <br /> <br />SlJGGESTEJ> MOTION: AUlhori/.c Chairman 1.0 sign grant applkation <br />for a 2008 Sufe Routes to School Grant itll' Pedestrian and Bicycle <br />improvements adjact.:nt to Cass 22 in Haf\\opd <br /> <br />I .\Jllln. Fngf Oll<m.~"I<jl1 ~ "11 'i' ?iil.' : \,,:''';:l'',,~H! l ; :n..'p-m;'.:t~;~t' . \~,:n',l ,\ \knj.. ~. ,: \;'" \ .',<~:.,;,; ! i.;l\'- ,:\ .i !'\d'-"S1nJ~~ ;',;::h ;k;, <br />