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Waco council approves first reading to apply for up-to-$15 million federal park grant for downtown phase 1A
Summary
The City of Waco voted to approve on first reading a resolution to apply for the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership grant through the National Park Service and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to help fund a roughly 7-acre downtown park in the Phase 1A redevelopment area, with a required 1:1 local match.
The Waco City Council on April 1 approved on first reading a resolution authorizing the city to apply for up to $15,000,000 through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership grant program administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service via the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, with a required 1-to-1 local match, to fund park improvements in the downtown Phase 1A redevelopment area.
City staff told the council the application highlights the proposed development of about 7 new acres of parkland as the anchor of the downtown district. "Waco's application highlights the proposed development of 7 new acres of parkland as the anchor of the new Barents Branch…
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