Help! We are almost there
\nFirst, a little background:
\nThe total projected cost of the Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee Trail is $5,280,000.
\nMost of that $5,280,000 has been raised – by state and federal grants, by private grants, by YOUR generous donations (thank you!), and lastly, by support from the local communities.
\nAs part of the local community fund raising effort, the Department of Natural Resources has asked each county, city, village and township along the 42 mile corridor to invest in our trail by making a monetary pledge. The DNR’s goal was to raise $120,000. They are only $15,000 short.
\nAlmost all of the communities along the trail have made generous pledges. Only three townships have not yet committed any monies to the trail: Ovid, Bengal and Middlebury.
\nWe need your help – but we are Not asking for money – just a moment of your time.
\nPlease ask the officials of these townships to pony-up to the table and do what their fellow communities have already done. Send them a letter or e-mail (see addresses below) or attend one of their township meetings to promote their monetary support of the trail.
\nIf you have any friends or relatives living in these areas ask them to step up and assist us with this cause.
\nIt is You that can make this forty two mile trail a reality. We are so close; be our hero!
\nBoard of the Friends of the Fred Meijer CIS Trail
\nAvery Weaver, Chairperson<\/p>\n
Township Contact and Meeting Information:<\/strong> Middlebury Township
\nOvid Township
\nPO Box 136
\n1015 Baese Ct.
\nOvid, MI 48866-0136
\nSupervisor: Greg Palen
\nE-mail: Supervisor@ovidtwp.com<\/a>
\nNext meeting: 7 pm, Thursday, June 6, 2013<\/p>\n
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\n7627 W. M-21
\nOvid, MI 48866-0622
\nSupervisor: Michael Herendeen
\nE-mail: supervisor@middleburytownship.org<\/a>
\nNext meeting: 7 pm, Wednesday, June 12, 2013<\/p>\n
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