Funding Source
General Obligation Bonds
Chester Woods: trail development
2018 Legislative Outcome
| Amount Requested | Amount Funded |
| $2.5 million | $2.5 million |
Final Bill » Law
Bonding Bill H.F.No. 4425
Session Law Chapter 214: Article 1: Capital Improvement Appropriations: Section 7: Natural Resources
Final Language in Law
Subd. 7. Chester Woods State Trail $2,500,000
To complete construction and paving of phase one of the Chester Woods State Trail from the city of Rochester to Chester Woods Park in Olmsted County.
Project Overview
Building a trail connecting Rochester to Chester Woods County Park.
2018 Identified Need
$2.5 million
Project Impact
The Chester Woods State Trail, part of the planned Whitewater Country Loop Trail, will connect Rochester to Chester Woods County Park and, eventually, the city of Eyota and Dover. This phase of the project would complete a beautiful 5-mile trail along Bear Creek, connecting Rochester to Chester Woods County Park, and begin land acquisition for the future trail into Eyota.
Project Support
Grassroots initiative in partnership with Chester Woods State Trail Group
Bill Status: Passed & Signed
- Bills (HF 1494 & SF 1176) drafted that appropriate $2.25 million (note: this is just $25,000 short of the identified need above) to complete construction and paving of phase one of the Chester Woods State Trail from the city of Rochester to Chester Woods Park in Olmsted County.
- Bills referred to committees
- Bills included in bonding bill
- Signed by Gov. Dayton on May 30, 2018