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Date November 22, 1999 item No. a0-31
Item/Subject: Authorizing Application to Maine Department of
Conservation - Recreational Trails Program Grant.
Responsible Department: Planning Division
This order would authorize the City Manager to apply for, receive
n
and disburse grant monies (if the City is successful in its
application) from the Maine Department of Conservation
Recreational Trails Program. Giant monies up to amaximum
of
$30,000 per applicant a available with a local match of
approximately 20%. These monies, if awarded, would be used to
develop trails within the City's Forest.
Department Head
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CITY OF BANGOR
Authorizing App1 iron to Maine Department of
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Conservation - Recreational Trails Program Grant
By Be city cowiaT oras qty of d1pT901:
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T�T WHEREAS, the Transportation Equity Act for the 2191
Century created a recreational trails trust fund; and
WHEREAS, the City has established the City Forest as a
permanent City forest in its Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, funding under the Recreational Trails Program
can be used to develop trails within the City Forest;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BANGOR THAT, the City Manager be authorized to apply to the
State of Maine Bureau of Parks and Recreation of the Department of
Conservation for a Recreational Trails Program Grant; and that the
City Manager be authorized to receive and disburse such funds i
accordance with the grant guidelines, if the City is successful in
its application.
STATEMENT OF FACT: Grant monies Of up t0 aum of $30,000 per
applicant a available andlocalmatch in the
vicinity of 20% is required. The local match
s this case would be supplied by use of City
personnel and equipment on the proposed trail
development project in the. City Forest.
IN un COogCM
RovemAev 22, 1999
Motion for Passage Made
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and Sccoaded
ORDER
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: November 17,1999
TO: The City Council
PRK)m: The Planning Boar
SUBJECT: Planning Board Review, of Recreational Trails Program Grant
Application
Please be advised that the Planning Board, at its regularly scheduled meeting on
Tuesday, November 16, 1S99, reviewed the Recreational Trails Program Giant.
After careful con sideration, it was the consensus of the Board that the Program
Grant is consistent with and furrhem the City's Comprehensive Plan for guiding growth
mM conservation in the futmq and promoting recreational opportunities for the citizens
of Bangor.
The Board then voted unanimously in favor of motion to rxnmmend to the City
Council that the Recreational Trails Program Grant is consistent with the City's
Comprelwrtsive Plan.
Katharine
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Planning
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