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Volunteer group wins major playground grant; asks Mount Orab council for help to meet tight installation deadline
Summary
A volunteer-led Mount Vernon Community Playground Fund reported a $161,962 grant that requires full installation by Dec. 31, raising a funding gap and timeline urgency; the group requested council support and flagged installation timing and material supply issues.
Rob Meyer, who identified himself as the organizer of the Mount Vernon Community Playground Fund, told the council the group has raised about $161,500 in grassroots funds and municipal support and recently secured a state‑level grant that could cover a large portion of a new inclusive playground — but the grant requires full installation by Dec. 31 of this year.
Meyer told council members the full project cost is $781,951.41 on the fund’s most recent estimate and that the grant award reduces that by a line‑item discount of about $161,962.32; he mapped a…
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