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Maplewood's request for LAKE ELMO, ranked. 26th,
$100,000 for the Michael Lane $725,000 to acquire land and de-
Nature Center has been ranked velop six parks (Demontreville,
fifth priority among 32 applica- Pebble, Tablyn, Sunfish Lake,
tions by the Metropolitan Coun- Village Playground and Reid);
cil's Environmental and Trans- Wood bur y, ranked 27th,
portation Committee. $87,500 for Shawnee Park devel-
OAKDALE RECEIVED a opment;
seventh-place ranking, and St. Oak Park Heights, ranked
Paul was ranked eighth. 28th, $310,000 for development
About $1,650,000 is available of Valley View Park and pur-
for local park projects through chase of a 10-acre site on the
LAWCON, the federal Land and park's western side.
Water Conservation program, Marine on St. Croix, ranked
and,through the Minnesota Re- 32nd, $19,500 for acquisition and
sources Commission. Forty-two development of land for a bi-
applications with requests total- cyclists', rest stop and starting
ing more than $10 million were area for tours.
submitted.
The Metro Council is sched-
uled to consider the committee's
recommendations Oct.23.
MAPLEWOOD WANTS
$60,000 to buy 3.5 acres of land
for the nature center and about
$40,000 for paths, benches and
fencing.
Oakdale has asked for
$103,700 for acquisition of about
25 acres to complete a 180-acre
park. St. Paul's request for
$288,750 is to buy and develop
2.28 acres of McQuillan Park in
the Historic Hill District.
The committee recommended
that no project receive more than
$100,000.
Other applicants and their
rankings are as follows:
Circle Pines, ranked 21st, for
Baldwin Park project;
Ramsey County, ranked 25th,
$265,000 requested for comfort
stations, bath houses and con-
cession stands at seven county
parks;