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.

The project – from Aberdeen to Hope avenues along County Road 66 and then from Jordan Valley Townhomes to Hillside Drive – would cost an estimated $175,000. A city park dedication fund that contains about $514,000 could fund the city’s portion of the project.

The townhouse developer has agreed to build stretches of trails along County Road 66 and Hope Avenue, near its construction site.

More trails are planned along Aberdeen Avenue, from Sunset Drive past the Bridle Creek and Stonebridge neighborhoods.