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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is now accepting public comments on some 85 project applications for Transportation Enhancement grants and among these are several heritage-related applicants: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">--Bandon-Jetty Loop Trail; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">--Port of Toledo-Transportation Museum and Waterfront Path; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">--Astoria-Astoria Railroad Museum; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">--Douglas County-Historic Depot Restoration Plan; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">--Maupin-Section Foremen's House Restoration; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">--Fort Dalles Museum-Antique Vehicle Storage/Display Building; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">--Oregon Parks & Recreation Dept.-Sumpter Dredge Interpretive Center. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Details about these projects can be found on ODOT's Transportation Enhancement website: <A href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/LGS/enhancement.shtml">http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/LGS/enhancement.shtml</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Public support is a big factor in ODOT's selection of projects for funding. Those that get a lot of "votes" tend to get funded, so please take a few minutes to provide comments by filling out the survey (see link below). It would be great to have some heritage projects benefit from this program, so please be sure to vote for your favorites.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The deadline for the survey and public comments is January 28th. </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">www.surveymonkey.com/s/TE_Public_Comments_Survey_2010</SPAN></U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML>