Stimulus to build bike trail to new Minn. ballpark
More than $1 million in federal stimulus money will bring a Minneapolis bike trail to the plaza outside the new Minnesota Twins ballpark.
A project coordinator with Hennepin County says spending $1.2 million of stimulus money on the trail doesn't break rules against using federal recovery dollars for sports stadiums.
Chuck Ballentine, deputy coordinator of the county's ballpark project office, says building a spur off the Cedar Lake Trail will employ 8 to 10 construction workers later this year. Cyclists will get a direct route to light-rail and commuter train stops next to Target Field.
The Metropolitan Council approved the request from Hennepin County and the Minnesota Ballpark Authority last month.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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