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Council approves Jackson Park grant application; parks department reports higher satisfaction and Greenway improvements
Summary
The council authorized the Parks and Recreation Department to apply for up to $1,000,000 in state grant funds for Jackson Park renovation and reviewed a parks maintenance survey showing improved citizen satisfaction and improvements to the Bear Creek Greenway.
The Medford City Council on Wednesday authorized the Parks and Recreation Department to apply for a State of Oregon local government large grant of up to $1,000,000 to renovate Jackson Park in West Medford, with the city budgeting up to $1.4 million as a potential match.
Rich Rosenthal, Parks and Recreation Director, told the council the department proposes using the city match to strengthen an application for the Oregon Lottery–funded grant administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. "As much local funding as we can list as a match really helps our chances," Rosenthal said. The council noted the budgeted $1.4 million match is currently planned in the coming…
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