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Parks department seeks grant designer for Vernon Street Park; staff outlines DCNR grant process and timelines
Summary
Parks staff recommended hiring Flora Teeter Landscape Architects to develop a DCNR grant application and concept designs for Vernon Street Park (15th & Vernon). The firm is woman-owned and experienced in tight urban parks; council asked about timelines and coordination with Public Works for nearby alley/street conditions.
Parks and Recreation staff requested council approval to negotiate a professional-services agreement with Flora Teeter Landscape Architects to prepare a DCNR grant application and concept designs for Vernon Street Park at 15th and Vernon.
Kevin Sanders, Parks and Rec manager, and Sasha Rose, deputy director for parks, said the park is a small urban parcel with aging play equipment and accessibility and stormwater issues that require a more intrusive…
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