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Committee recommends accepting $190,000 in grants for Duke Park playground surface, seeks emergency legislation to expedite work
Summary
Committee members recommended council authorize staff to accept grants from the Troy Foundation and the UVMC Community Benefit Fund totaling about $190,000 toward a roughly $250,000 Duke Park playground and turf project; staff said the purchase requires formal bids and requested emergency legislation to speed scheduling.
The Recreations and Park Committee recommended that city council authorize the director of public conservators service and safety to accept grants from the Troy Foundation and the UVMC Community Benefit Fund to help pay for playground equipment and a new turf surface at Duke Park.
Staff (Mister Tindigern) told the committee the total cost of the playground was…
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