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Archives for August 2012

UMVRDC Helps Granite Falls Secure Funding from National Scenic Byways Program

The City of Granite Falls will receive $512,000 in Federal funding from the National Scenic Byway Program (NSBP) to rehabilitate their historic pedestrian bridge as a result of assistance from the Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development

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Local Human Service Transit Coordination Plan with Addendum Is Finalized

In July 2011, we wrote about the work the UMVRDC is doing with local human services representatives to draft a Tranist Human Services Coordination Plan for the region. The goal of the 2011 Local Human Service Transit Coordination Plan is

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Clara City Nears Completion of Comprehensive Plan

The city of Clara City, with the assistance of the UMVRDC, has been working on a comprehensive plan that will help the city make informed decisions of how to guide Clara City’s development over the next 10-15 years. Citizen participation has been a

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2012 UMVRDC Annual Report Now Available

The 2012 UMVRDC Annual Report is now available on our website. Click here and scroll down to the middle of the page to view or download the report. To view this report or the previous two reports, along with the last four quarterly newsletters, go to

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Enable the region to thrive through assisting local units of government.

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