NEAT Trail Completion approved for $250,000 Safe Routes to School Grant
On March 22, 2012 NEAT received word that our project was approved for a $249,447 grant from Colorado's Safe Routes to School program, administered through CDOT. This funding will complete the NEAT Trail from the commercial zone of Bergen Park, along Sugarbush Drive to Bergen Valley Elementary School. The natural surface connector trail across school grounds will also be improved. Jefferson County and NEAT are now working on timelines for design and construction, with a goal of completing construction by late summer 2013.
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The North Evergreen Activity Trail (NEAT) is a 1.8 mile trail linking our homes and schools of North Evergreen to area recreation, open space and commerce. Here's what we'll link with the NEAT Trail: 5 major North Evergreen subdivisions with over 1200 families The Ridge, The Island, The Golfclub and The Trails at Hiwan; 3 Public Schools with 1400 children preschool thru 8th grade Evergreen Middle School, Bergen Meadows Elementary and Bergen Valley Elementary; Buchanan Park Rec Area & Elk Meadow Open Space 33,000 sf rec center, plus 2 full sports fields, arts center, loop trail, and 67-acre Buchanan Park in the works; Bergen Park Commercial Zone 6 shopping areas and over 100 businesses; and Evergreen Fire & Rescue Department one of the largest volunteer fire department and training facility in the state.
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| Trail Construction, August 2011 |
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| Donate to NEAT Help Finish our Trail Buy a Brick NEAT Elite $1000+ 8"x8" engraved Brick NEAT Trailblazer $ 500+ 4"x8" engraved Brick No Brick, Just Dough Choose a Custom Donation to NEAT Past and current donations may be combined to buy a brick. Please contact us at info@neatevergreen.org to find out how much you've given to the NEAT.
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| Or mail your check to NEAT at P.O. Box 1373, Evergreen CO 80437
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| Pick Your Brick Our Donor Recognition Area is now complete -- check it out at the Bergen Park fire station. You can add your engraved brick to help finish the NEAT Trail. After you've donated above, please fill out this form to personalize your engraved brick.
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| NEAT honored by Denver Foundation On July 28, 2011, the Denver Foundation presented the Minoru Yasui Community Volunteer Award to NEAT's President, Liz Cohen. This award honors volunteers who have made unique contributions to their communities throughout metro Denver. This is the first time the Denver Foundation has honored the work of an Evergreen-based non-profit. Ms. Cohen shared the Minoru Yasui award with the NEAT Board members and founders. The award included a grant of $2000 toward the NEAT project.
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