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Parks board seeks $4.6 million from state LPRF to renovate six parks, use Durham Farms land as match
Summary
City parks staff and consultant Alicia Eley presented a 2025 Land and Public Recreation Fund (LPRF) grant application that would renovate six existing parks, request about $4.6 million for construction and design, and use $2.6 million in land value from Durham Farms as part of the city match alongside $2 million in PIP cash.
The Parks Board reviewed a 2025 Land and Public Recreation Fund grant application on April 1 seeking $4,600,000 in project funds to renovate six park sites and to fund design work for Durham Farms.
The application, presented by Alicia Eley, a consultant with Kenway Horn, and staff, would fund turf infield replacements, playgrounds, parking and access paving, ADA upgrades, a boat ramp and dock replacement and lighting upgrades across Drakes Creek Park, Sanders Ferry Park, Veterans Park, Memorial Park, Rugby Park and Mallard Point Park. The city proposes to use $2,000,000 in PIP (parks) cash as part of the 50/50 LPRF match and to count $2,600,000 of Durham Farms land value toward the city share, producing a combined project total the presenters said would reach $6,600,000.
The application organisers said the bulk of the $4.6 million request is for construction and site work; Eley outlined the high-level cost breakdown included in the presentation: about $2,000,000 at Drakes Creek (turf infield, concession and…
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