ROOT RIVER COUNCIL INC: Root River Urban Corridor Access, Education and Cultural Amenities Project

Purpose

The Root River Council will undertake the following activities to revitalize the Root River within the Racine city limits: - conduct a minimum of three public meetings for the riverloop, bridge and fishing pier designs - provide conceptual designs for downtown riverloop, marsupial bridge and fishing piers - conduct a minimum of three public meetings for Arts & Interpretation Plan - conduct a run/walk public event along the Root River, a minimum of three public river outings and two adopt a river events The DNR will be provided two paper copies and an electronic copy of the final report which will document the above activities, surveys to gauge changes in perception and a minimum of three grant requests to local, state and federal government.

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River Grant
River Planning Grant
RP-245-14
2013
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Activities & Recommendations
Grant Awarded
The Root River Council will undertake the following activities to revitalize the Root River within the Racine city limits: - conduct a minimum of three public meetings for the riverloop, bridge and fishing pier designs - provide conceptual designs for downtown riverloop, marsupial bridge and fishing piers - conduct a minimum of three public meetings for Arts & Interpretation Plan - conduct a run/walk public event along the Root River, a minimum of three public river outings and two adopt a river events.
Rivers Planning Grant
The Root River Council will undertake the following activities to revitalize the Root River within the Racine city limits: - conduct a minimum of three public meetings for the riverloop, bridge and fishing pier designs - provide conceptual designs for downtown riverloop, marsupial bridge and fishing piers - conduct a minimum of three public meetings for Arts & Interpretation Plan - conduct a run/walk public event along the Root River, a minimum of three public river outings and two adopt a river events.
Informational Meetings
The Root River Council will undertake the following activities to revitalize the Root River within the Racine city limits: - conduct a minimum of three public meetings for the riverloop, bridge and fishing pier designs - provide conceptual designs for downtown riverloop, marsupial bridge and fishing piers - conduct a minimum of three public meetings for Arts & Interpretation Plan - conduct a run/walk public event along the Root River, a minimum of three public river outings and two adopt a river events.
Information and Education
The Root River Council will undertake the following activities to revitalize the Root River within the Racine city limits: - conduct a minimum of three public meetings for the riverloop, bridge and fishing pier designs - provide conceptual designs for downtown riverloop, marsupial bridge and fishing piers - conduct a minimum of three public meetings for Arts & Interpretation Plan - conduct a run/walk public event along the Root River, a minimum of three public river outings and two adopt a river events.
Project Deliverable
The Root River Council will undertake the following activities to revitalize the Root River within the Racine city limits: - conduct a minimum of three public meetings for the riverloop, bridge and fishing pier designs - provide conceptual designs for downtown riverloop, marsupial bridge and fishing piers - conduct a minimum of three public meetings for Arts & Interpretation Plan - conduct a run/walk public event along the Root River, a minimum of three public river outings and two adopt a river events.
Educate and engage residents
The Root River Council will undertake the following activities to revitalize the Root River within the Racine city limits: - conduct a minimum of three public meetings for the riverloop, bridge and fishing pier designs - provide conceptual designs for downtown riverloop, marsupial bridge and fishing piers - conduct a minimum of three public meetings for Arts & Interpretation Plan - conduct a run/walk public event along the Root River, a minimum of three public river outings and two adopt a river events.
 
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