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Opa-locka to seek $200,000 FRDAP grant, with $200,000 match, to convert Grama Park into multipurpose field
Summary
City staff said they will apply for a $200,000 Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program grant, matched by $200,000 from the city, to regrade and convert Grama Park at 2100 Burlington St. into a regulation football and soccer field with ADA access; larger amenities would follow in later phases.
City of Opa-locka staff said the city will apply for a $200,000 Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) grant, with a $200,000 local match, to convert Grama Park at 2100 Burlington Street into a regulation football and soccer field and related core improvements.
The application, staff said, would fund site grading, earthwork, topsoil preparation and the installation of a natural grass playing surface (Bermuda or equivalent), plus permanent goals, fencing and ADA-accessible walkways to the field. Staff described the grant funding as covering the “core” field construction while larger assets — lighting, bleachers, a scoreboard and expanded infrastructure — would be pursued through later…
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