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Essex County approves multimillion-dollar parks upgrades, youth internships and recreation contracts
Summary
The Board approved multiple parks and recreation contracts—including resurfacing and trail work at Wequake Park and new synthetic athletic fields at Independence Park—and budget insertions from state grants totaling millions to support park improvements.
The Essex County Board of Commissioners voted to award several contracts and accept grant funding for parks and recreation projects, approving measures that together fund trail, field and recreation-area upgrades across the county.
Joshua Yates of Essex County Parks outlined several items: contract awards for sanitation services (not to exceed $462,189) and golf-course supplies ($275,000), plus a student-internship golf program ($42,000). The county also…
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