The Monroe Evening News is reporting that plans for a new passive county park on the grounds of the IHM sisters in Monroe are on hold until at least next year.  Sufficient funding could not be obtained for a state matching grant:

Plans for the Academy Preserve call for walking trails, fishing sites, an environmental education center, demonstration farmland and natural area preservation and restoration. Emphasis would be placed on sustainable land-management practices, and the site would be designed using universal-access principals, ensuring that the site will be available to all people, regardless of their abilities or limitations.

http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071128/NEWS01/111280054/-1/RSSNEWS

I have a recent blog post about the area.  Read it here:

http://www.blogsmonroe.com/expatriate/?p=698

This is a GREAT idea that deserves additional community support.

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