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Park board approves $12,750 cash match for Great River Greening Rotary Park grant
Summary
The board approved providing a $12,750 cash match from operating funds to secure a $255,000 Great River Greening grant to remove buckthorn at Rotary Park; in‑kind city labor and equipment will augment the match.
The Brainerd Park Board voted to approve a $12,750 cash match from the parks operating budget to secure a $255,000 Great River Greening grant for Rotary Park invasive‑species mitigation.
Staff described the work as a buckthorn removal project coordinated with Great River Greening and the state soil & water office. The total grant is $255,000 on a 90/10 basis; in addition to the cash match the city will provide in‑kind labor and equipment, and Rotarians offered volunteer support.
A board member moved to approve the cash match from operating funds and the motion passed without objection. Staff said the match had been anticipated and budgeted in the operating line for the year.
