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Presenter: $1.079 million grant bolsters rec center; board hears staffing, hours and July opening target
Summary
At a board meeting, a presenter said a grant award increased to $1,079,000 to fund the new recreation center's parking, concessions, renovation and amenities. The group discussed access starting Feb. 22, a target full opening and ribbon-cutting around July 1, hours, staffing and neighborhood parking impacts.
A presenter at a local parks and recreation board meeting announced that a grant application the city submitted has been increased to $1,079,000, saying the funds will pay for the ballpark parking lot, concession-stand renovation, a new building, tennis-court shade structures and benches.
The announcement was made as the board moved to new business after adopting the agenda. The presenter said the award grew “from, like, 60,000 or give it to 1,079,000,” and that the extra funds would allow the department to begin work on the listed site improvements. The presenter added that the contractor hopes to begin demolition and related work this winter but that program access needs to be maintained while youth basketball and volleyball seasons continue.
Why it matters: the money changes the scope of immediate capital work at the site and affects both scheduling for community programs and nearby parking and neighborhood…
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