Construction plan presented for Prairie Trail in Ankeny

Tue April 17 2007
Posted Apr 17, 2007
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By TOM BARTON REGISTER STAFF WRITER [just part of the news item] ... Ankeny is also in the process of applying for a $600,000 federal request to help pay for a recreational park, and a $900,000 federal grant for an underpass and overpass for a bike path near the town center on State Street. "We're looking to use these parks to create a recreational district where residents can go to enjoy various leisure activities," Moerman said. He said the recreational park would serve as a trail head where three major trails in Polk County would converge. "We really want Ankeny to be sort of a hub where people in Ankeny and the Des Moines area can come and enjoy themselves." Read it all at the source...