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OUTDOOR <br /> <br />RECREATION <br />PETITION <br /> <br />GRANT <br /> <br /> The State Outdoor Recreation Grant Program has offered matching grants to local <br />governments for acquisition, development and renovation of parks for over twenty-five <br />years. During this tlme the State has Invested over $50 mllllon in local outdoor recre- <br />ation projects, which has been matched by over $57 million tn local government funds. <br />The State program has been a significant Incentive to local governments to undertake <br />needed park acquisition and development projects. In particular, the program has <br />helped accelerate renovation or replacement of facilities that did not meet handicapped <br />accessibility standards. Parks also play an t_mportant role in many communities' eco- <br />nomic development efforts by improving the desirabLllty of the community as a place to <br />live and work. The demand for State assistance remains strong. In 1991 only $1 million <br />m state 5ands was available to help meet over $4 million in ~m-ant requests. <br /> <br /> I support continued State funding of the Outdoor Recreation Grant Program to help <br />local governments throughout Minnesota provide adequate outdoor recreation opportu- <br />nities, acquire and protect open space areas and improve the quali .ty of llfe of present <br />and future generations. <br /> <br /> NAME ADDRESS <br /> <br /> <br />