10/3/24 – Mazeppa Trail Meeting Minutes
Special meeting with:
-Matt Mohs (Bolton Menk City Engineer)
-Ashley Hudson (*Principal Transportation Planner & Funding Practice Area Lead at Bolton & Menk, Inc.)
- Discussed several options what grant possibilities we have to choose from
- Suggested applying for to funding from League of Minnesota Cities ($5,000) for use in grant navigator planning assistance. Matt Mohs would be helping would this.
- Suggested meeting with legislature representatives Steve Drazkowski and Steve Jacob to possibly get earmark or bond funding
- Suggested applying for federal grant dollars for use with design/engineering expenses. Available in early 2025.
- Suggested applying to Active Transportation, Safe Routes to School and Local Partnership Program going forward
- Discussed future plan and logistics going forward.
- Get support from Fire Dept, Wabasha Cty. Sheriff’s, Mazeppa Daze Staff, Mazeppa Business Alliance, ZM Schools
10/6/24 – Mazeppa Trail Meeting Minutes
- Reviewed income from fundraising
- Cash raffle
- T shirts
- Sporting events
- Discussed future options for fundraising
- Market held on 11/16 at Muni.
- Future t-shirt sales
- More advertising of sweatshirts on social media and flyers
- Potential wine/cheese event in May 2025
- Discussed meeting with City Council on 10/9/24 to
- -Formalize trail network plan
- Ask for City assistance/submission of applications and letters of intent for trail network funding
- Discussed meeting with legislature representatives Steve Drazkowski and Steve Jacob
- Meeting set for 11/10/24 at 6:00 p.m. at Community Center
- Discussed trail plan and variations on Phase1 with m