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Waseca County staff advises against proceeding with DNR outdoor recreation grant; resolution fails for lack of motion
Summary
County staff told commissioners that newly clarified DNR requirements—especially costly ADA pathways—made an Outdoor Recreation grant fiscally impractical; the resolution to proceed received no motion and died for lack of action.
County staff reviewed a previously tabled Department of Natural Resources Outdoor Recreation grant application and recommended the board take no action, citing new DNR feedback that expanded required construction (notably ADA-accessible pathways linking parking to a disc-golf course) and raised the project cost beyond anticipated benefit.
When asked whether the board wished to move forward, the chair asked for a motion three times; no commissioner moved the resolution and it "died" for lack of motion. Staff characterized the DNR's additional requirements as making award economically impractical for the county under current assumptions.
Because no motion occurred, no contract or grant acceptance was approved; staff will not proceed with the DNR application unless the board reintroduces the matter at a future meeting.
