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00 <br /> F LAH E RTY & COLLINS DEVELOPMENT - CONSIRVCTION - MANAGEMENT <br /> PROPERTIES 1 110 1 ., ;„ ri , <br /> Mr. Lewis Grimm <br /> Eastern Federal Lands Access Program, <br /> Federal Highway Administration <br /> 21400 Ridgetop Circle <br /> Sterling,VA 20166 <br /> Subject: Federal Lands Access Program funding application <br /> Dear Mr. Grimm, <br /> The purpose of this letter is to respectfully request your funding support for the City of Ramsey's <br /> proposal for Federal Lands Access Program funding for the Mississippi Skyway. This proposed <br /> pedestrian bridge will connect the parks and trails on the south side of Hwy#10 to the rail station and <br /> covered public parking facility to the north that is wrapped by the 230 unit apartment building owned <br /> and managed by Flaherty&Collins Properties. <br /> Our Purchase Agreement and subsequent construction of the 33 million dollar, 4 story market rate <br /> apartment building was predicated on the funding and 2012 completion of the Northstar Rail Station. <br /> The rail station was but one clement of the pedestrian-oriented development that our company uses as <br /> a foundation for success throughout the Midwest. Depicted below is our building with the station and <br /> proposed skyway in the foreground. <br /> As alluded to. our business model is one that is '« �+ t' r• ' <br /> centered on effective connections between -7 <br /> multi-modal transportation opportunities and our ��,.:�R� <br /> mid-rise residential product. We have invested <br /> in this region due to the planning and delivery of \ <br /> -` <br /> facilities like the proposed Mississippi Skyway. <br /> Our apartment complex and the people who live <br /> at The Residence at The COR, are an important .. ' <br /> economic engine for the area — and we see the ~ - <br /> pedestrian bridge as an integral, integrated o " <br /> economic component in connecting all the <br /> private and public investments made to date. -- :�> -"•�•+- <br /> We are optimistic that you too will see the value of providing a safe, sustainable route between <br /> residential and retail areas and all the recreational opportunities associated with America's River and <br /> the National Recreation Area. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Ryan Cronk <br /> Vice President, Development <br />