Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park Trail Enhancements and Site Improvements

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$510,700
Fund Source
Parks & Trails Fund
Recipient
Ramsey County
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2021
End Date
June 2025
Project Overview

Design, engineering, and initiate construction of resilient site and trail improvements in the Snail-Grass section of Vadnais-Snail Lake Regional Park consisting of design, engineering, construction, contingencies, site/trail/utility improvements, pedestrian access and trail connections, playground modifications, site amenities, natural resource restoration, landscaping, signage and wayfinding.

Project Details

Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park

Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2021, 1st Special, Chp. 1, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2022) PTLF
Appropriation Language

Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$21,712,000$22,149,000
(a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway.
(b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes.
(c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding.
(d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$510,700
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Number of redeveloped trail miles constructed. Number and type of site amenities added. Number and type of site infrastructure improvements. Number of square footage of turf restoration.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Reported upon completion

Recipient Board Members
County Board
Project Manager
First Name
Mark McCabe
Street Address
2015 Van Dyke St
City
Maplewood
Phone
651-363-3777
Email
Mark.McCabe@co.ramsey.mn.us
Administered By
Administered by
Location

390 N. Robert Street
St. Paul, MN 55101

Phone
651-602-1000