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Port St. Lucie board backs grant application to expand McChesney Park
Summary
Parks and Recreation told the Planning & Zoning Board it will apply for a federal Land and Water Conservation Fund grant to replace restrooms and playground, add a pavilion, improve soccer fields and the dog park, and build a maintenance building; the board voted to support the application.
Port St. Lucie’s Planning & Zoning Board on Dec. 2 voted to support a city application for a federal Land and Water Conservation Fund grant to make several improvements at McChesney Park.
Zach Sherman, executive project manager for Parks and Recreation, said the city intends to use the competitive grant — administered by the state and due Dec. 15 — to replace park restrooms and playground equipment, add a picnic pavilion, upgrade soccer fields, expand the dog park, install a fitness station and construct a new maintenance building. Sherman said the project is a 50/50 matching grant and that $785,000 is in the city’s FY27 capital improvements program as the local match for the playground replacement.
Sherman said the city will conduct public outreach as the design proceeds and expects to finalize application checklist items by Dec. 8. A board member asked whether the new playground would be comparable to Whispering Pines; Sherman said the city has not selected a specific design and will seek public input during the design phase.
The board moved the item up on the agenda and then voted by voice to approve a motion supporting the grant application. Sherman asked the board for a motion in support; a member moved, a second was given, and the motion passed.
If funded, the grant would allow the city to complete several park projects at once rather than phasing in smaller pieces, Sherman said. The support vote was a recommendation to proceed with the grant application; any final site or construction plans will return to staff and the board as required.
