The recreation trail from Denver to Readlyn will become a reality in 2010. The successful bid was awarded to Heartland Asphalt out of Mason City. It came in at approximately $110,000 under budget. Construction must be completed by the fall of 2010. A special thank you goes out to all that have put their time and money toward this project. It would be nice to have this project so it could be used this summer.

Bremer County was awarded a grant in the amount of $939,436, for the continued development of the Rolling Prairie Trail. Specifically, the grant will provide 70% of the cost towards the trail construction of the trail from highway 63 into Readlyn. There was a Bremer County Board of Supervisors meeting at which the three Supervisors – Gaylord Hinderaker, Steve Reuter, and Ken Kammeyer – decided to fund an addition $25,000 towards the construction of the Trail extension. Bremer County has already pledged $25,000 in addition to purchasing the land and pledging to do most of the engineering work. The Vision Iowa negotiation committee handling Bremer County’s CAT Grant application expressed the need to get the recipient communities to invest in their projects as much as possible. Therefore, Vision Iowa has agreed to award a CAT Grant of $250,000. This will leave another $25,000 to raise privately to reach the project total of $1.4 million. With “Grant money” totaling about $1.2 million the Vision Iowa negotiating committee suggested that a $50,000 Bremer County investment plus land and engineering (valued at about $140,000) combined with the private donations of $125,000 was a most equitable arrangement. With your help the work has began with the engineering already this fall. By the spring of 2008 the work should begin for the long awaited GRUMP TRAIL Donations can be made at the Readlyn Savings Bank. If you have made a pledge, no time like the present to send it in. Here is a link to a form to fill out and send in your tax deductible donations or pledges. Here is a link to a form to fill out and send in your tax deductible donations or pledges.
Pledge/Donation
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Here is a link to see our friends that have placed donations or pledges.
Friends of the Trail
Rolling Prairie Trails