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Council Expedites Support for Ross Park Interpretive Center Grant Application
Summary
City council voted to expedite a resolution allowing the city to apply for New York state grant funding to stabilize and restore structures at Ross Park; presenters said the request seeks state funds and local fundraising and would not use city operating dollars.
City Council on Monday moved to expedite a resolution permitting the city to apply for Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) and Susquehanna Heritage Area grant funding for the Ross Park interpretive center complex.
The measure, presented by Phil Ginter, executive director of Ross Park, authorizes the city to act as applicant for the state consolidated funding application. “We submitted the application last year. We were 1 point shy of being funded,” Ginter said, adding that state parks staff encouraged the city to reapply under multiple funding streams to improve chances of…
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