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300 1VIetro Square Building, 7th Street and ~obert Street, Saint ]Paul, Mir~nesota 55101 Area 612, 291-6S59 <br /> <br /> June 20, 1978 <br /> <br />TO: Metropolitan Area Citizens and Government Officials <br /> <br />Attached is a drafted Regional Trails Policy Plan. A public hearing has <br />been scheduled on the draft for Thursday, July 27, 1978 at 7 p.m. in <br />the ~etropolitan Council Chambers, 300 Metro Square Building, 7th and <br />Robert Streets, St. Paul, Mn. 55101. <br /> <br />The drafted Regional Trails Policy Plan is a revised version of a draft <br />prepared in March 1977 by the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission <br />and its Regional Trails Advisory Task Force. Public hearing testimony <br />on that draft plus additional trail program information were used in <br />revising the plan. <br /> <br />After changes are made in this plan, as may be needed following the <br />hearing, the ~nal Trails Policy Plan will be considered for adoption <br />by the F~etropo-lqT~.tJh counci% as"an amendment to the Council's Development <br />Guide/Policy Plan for Recreation Ope~ Spa~e. <br /> <br />The purpose of the Regional Trails Policy Plan is to provide poiicies~ <br />standards, a system plan and priori6ies for funding the acquisition and <br />development of a regional trails system. Implementation of the plan is <br />dependent upon future legislative authorization of funding for regional <br />recreation open space. ' <br /> <br />Ail interested persons are invited to participate in the hearing. We <br />e×pect that many people may wish to comment on the proposed plan and, <br />therefore, encourage you to call the Council at 291-6482 and let us <br />know in advance if you wish to speak. Those who register first will be <br />scheduled to speak first~ Written cormments may also be submitted up <br />until August 9~ two weeks after the hearing. <br /> <br />Additional copies of the proposed Regional Trails Policy Plan are <br />available free of charge from nhe Council's Public Information Office <br />at 291-6464. <br /> <br />! hope you will be able to attend this hearing and offer your core, tents. <br />Alternatively, I encourage you to send written comments to me. <br /> <br /> $ ' ~~cerely, <br /> <br />An A~eney Created to Coordinato [ho Piano,ting and Develop~ne~f~i~q~h~ T. ~v'.r-jr'~ities MetroPolitan Area Comprising: <br />Anoka County. o Car-or Coup:try. 0 Dakota County O ttonnopin County 0 l:l. ams0y County' 0 Scott, County 0 W~.~h~ng~on Gounty <br /> <br /> <br />