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NEAT & Jefferson County Win $200,000 Grant!
In April 2008, Colorado State Parks announced a $200,000 grant award to Jefferson County for the NEAT Trail! The grant will be provided by lottery-funded Great Outdoors Colorado. The money will be usedto complete the next two sections of the NEAT Trail, from Evergreen Middle School to the Fire Department and across The Gap between the Fire Department and Broadmoor Drive. Jefferson County plans to complete this work by Fall 2009!
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| Looking from Bergen Parkway up Hiwan Drive toward Bergen Meadow Elem. and Evergreen Middle School; 3:15 p.m. |
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NEAT (North Evergreen Activity Trails) is a trail system designed to provide safety, access, recreation and fitness throughout our community. The need for a safe, multi-use trail system, linking the densely-populated neighborhoods of North Evergreen to area schools, the Buchanan Recreation Center & Arts Center, and the rapidly developing Bergen Park commercial corridor, is self-evident. Specifically, Bergen Parkway is the main thoroughfare through North Evergreen, with the following interests concentrated near it:
4 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 Schl., Bergen Meadows Elementary and Bergen Valley Elementary;
Buchanan Park Rec Area 33,000 sf rec center with over 500 users per day, plus 2 full sports fields, arts center, and 67-acre Buchanan Park in the works;
6 shopping areas, including the new Bergen Village over 100 businesses, both local and national; and
Evergreen Fire & Rescue Department the largest volunteer fire department and training facility in the state.
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| Traffic speeds by a crosswalk on Bergen Parkway |
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