The city of Jordan is reapplying for a grant it failed to receive last year from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

If the city is successful, the DNR’s local trail connection program would provide a 50-50 matching grant for a proposed trail system that includes a proposed trail along County Road 66 (aka Old Highway 169) in Jordan that recently escalated in price by about $20,000.

City Planner Casey MacCallum said a retaining wall is necessary along a segment of the county road.

Sixty-eight residential building permits have been issued this year.

Jordan Valley Townhomes has secured funding through the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to construct a housing development. City officials have contemplated using tax increment financing to assist with the project.