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Regional study narrows Heartland Trail alignments; Moorhead segment favors Twelfth Avenue route
Summary
Dan Farnsworth with the Fargo‑Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments updated the Moorhead Park Advisory Board on a draft Heartland Trail study and the preferred alignments for extending the trail to Moorhead.
Dan Farnsworth with the Fargo‑Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments updated the Moorhead Park Advisory Board on a draft Heartland Trail study and the preferred alignments for extending the trail to Moorhead.
The study focuses on narrowing corridor options between Detroit Lakes and Moorhead for the Heartland Trail, a paved shared‑use path currently 49 miles long and 10 feet wide that runs from Park Rapids to Cass Lake. Farnsworth said the Minnesota Legislature authorized extending the trail to Moorhead in 2006 but that “there’s no funding set aside for that” at this time.
The project team — led by MetroCOG and a consultant with partners including Clay County, Dilworth and the…
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