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Harlingen board authorizes pursuit of park grant matches, approves pool and park repairs and pledges $500,000 toward Casa del Sol study
Summary
The board directed staff to pursue roughly $5 million in grant awards that require about $2 million in local match, approved a package of park and pool repairs and authorized $500,000 toward historic Casa del Sol planning and preservation work rather than the full $2 million request.
The Harlingen Community Improvement Board instructed city staff to begin the funding process for a slate of park improvement projects and approved a package of repairs and purchases, including pool repairs and parks maintenance. The board also authorized $500,000 to begin restoration planning and preservation work at Casa del Sol instead of the $2,000,000 match the city requested.
City staff told the board the city had received approximately $5,000,000 in grant awards for several park projects but that the grants require a local match. Staff said the projected combined match needed for the awards is about $2,000,000; if the board commits the match, the city would receive about $7,000,000 in project funding (grant plus local match) for the listed park projects.
Parks Director Danny (Daniel) Diaz and…
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