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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>City of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Parks and Recreation
Department<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Press Release<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>January 20, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Moscow</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Parks</st1:PlaceType> and Recreation Commission will be discussing
the city’s request for an Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation
– Recreational Trails Program <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place>
grant at their January 22<sup>nd</sup> meeting. The Commission meeting is
5:15pm, at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hamilton</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Indoor</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Recreation</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. The public is
invited to participate in the discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>This program has been identified to assist in the
purchase and improvement of an undeveloped section of the Paradise Path
system. In order to develop this section of the path, staff is proposing to
purchase two small sections of property located near Heron’s Hideout and
improving the path system from <st1:City w:st="on">Mountain View</st1:City>
through the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Carol</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Ryrie</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Brink</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Nature</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType>
connecting south through Heron’s Hideout back to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Mountain View</st1:City></st1:place>. This completed connection
will provide 2.34 miles of walking/biking systems from <st1:City w:st="on">Mountain
View</st1:City> near <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">White Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street>
to the north end of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Mountain View</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Taking this step forward
in purchasing the necessary property near Heron’s Hideout and developing
the path is key to development of a multi-modal transportation system to
provide safe and recreational routes for the heavily populated east side of the
City.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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