East Rochester accepts $97,000 in ARPA funds for Legion Iyer Park playground project

Aug 13, 2026

Monroe County offered $97,000 in ARPA funds toward a $133,000 playground project at Legion Iyer Park; the board accepted the funds and asked staff to proceed with procurement and installation with an end‑of‑October completion timeline required by the county.

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The board voted to accept $97,000 in ARPA funding from Monroe County toward a $133,000 playground project at Legion Iyer Park; the county's allocation requires the work be completed by the end of October. The administrator said the county contacted the village because East Rochester delivered earlier projects quickly and the village is prepared to move forward with game‑time surfacing and new equipment.

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