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Needles to use grants for parks, housing repairs and community services, mayor says
Summary
Mayor Jan Jernigan announced park upgrades funded by state and local grants, the city's assumption of housing authority governance and other community services including a TNR program and restored pharmacy access.
Mayor Jan Jernigan said the city has secured a package of grants to improve parks, public spaces and housing as part of a broader push to make Needles more livable for families and visitors.
Jernigan said the city won $3.96 million from California's Proposition 68 program to upgrade Duke Watkins Park with a Route 66–themed splash pad, a bicycle pump track and a new restroom, and she listed $7…
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