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November 21,2023
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Rural Opportunity Office
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RE:Rural Technical Assistance Program
Dear Grant Selection Committee:
The Weld County Board of County Commissioners is in support of the Town of Kersey's application for funding
through the Rural Technical Assistance Program(RTAP).Earlier this year,along with the Town of Kersey and the
City of Evans,Weld County participated in the Northern Colorado Rural Roadmaps to Recover Plan.The project in
this grant application will begin implementing elements of this plan as it seeks to execute two objectives from this
plan:Objective 2:Elevate rural transportation and transit projects and Objective 5:Facilitate Main Street Investments.
RTAP funding to hire a consultant to conduct a property appraisal of a Railroad Right of Way,resource inventory,and
develop a conceptual design of the transit route from downtown Kersey to Evans via the Freedom Parkway will be a
benefit to Weld County residents by eventually creating a multimodal transportation corridor between Evans and
downtown Kersey.Additionally,the Weld County Board of County Commissioners is in support of this project as the
development of this multimodal corridor will allow businesses to grow,workforce to expand,and will diversify the
local economy,which will advance economic development in this rural region.
We believe funding for this project will have regional benefits and impacts and we will continue to support the project
and the Town of Kersey's grant application.
Sincerely,
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mike Freeman,Chair
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Perry L. ck,Pro Tem Kevin D.Ross
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