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West Chester seeks state and county grants for John O'Green Park work as chair outlines contamination history
Summary
Parks director said the borough will pursue DCNR and county grants that could combine to about $350,000 toward John O'Green Phase 2 (estimated $450'$500k), while the committee chair described historic contamination at the John O'Green site (arsenic and PCBs) under an EPA covenant.
West Chester's parks director, Keith Krauski, told the Public Works Committee the borough will apply for multiple grants, including a DCNR application and a county grant, to fund rehabilitation of John O'Green Park and other park projects. "We're gonna be applying for 2 state grants," Krauski said, and combining state and county grants could yield up to $350,000 in grant funding for the John O'Green Phase 2 scope.
Krauski estimated Phase 2 (not including a splash pad) at roughly $450 to $500 thousand,…
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