A RESOLUTION STATING THE CITY'S SUPPORT FOR THE DAKOTA COUNTY FARMLAND AND NATURAL AREAS GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE MCCARTHY FARM
WHEREAS the McCarthy Farm represents an environmental and historical treasure to the Eagan community; and
WHEREAS the McCarthy Farm is a valuable open space asset to the City of Eagan, possessing important ecological attributes in the form of wetlands, ponds, forests, rolling hills, and other critical wildlife habitat; and
WHEREAS the McCarthy Farm was established by Mr. Patrick McCarthy's great grandparents upon their emigration from Ireland, being purchased from Henry Hastings Sibley (subsequently the state's first governor) nearly 160 years ago; and
WHEREAS it is the desire of the Eagan City Council to see significant portions of the McCarthy property preserved for future generations; and
WHEREAS the McCarthy property represents the northern bookend of the Eagan Core Greenway; and
WHEREAS the Eagan City Council listed the pursuit of future green space initiatives as a 2003 City Council goal; and
WHEREAS Mr. Patrick McCarthy, in partnership with Friends of Patrick Eagan Park and the Friends of the Mississippi River, is applying for grant funding through Dakota County's Farmland and Natural Areas Grant Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Eagan, that the City of Eagan supports the Dakota County Farmland and Natural Areas grant application of Mr. Patrick McCarthy in order to assist in the preservation of the McCarthy Farm.
Adopted, October 14, 2003
Pat Geagan, Mayor