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Millersville approves grant applications and resolution to seek DCNR funds for Freedom Memorial Park Phase 1b
Summary
Council authorized submission of a DCNR C2P2 grant application and approved a strategic revitalization plan proposal (with consultant Barry Issa and Associates) to fund Phase 1b of Freedom Memorial Park; staff said the DCNR application is due at month-end and consultants offered credit to reduce application costs.
Millersville Borough Council voted to approve execution of a Phase 1b grant application for Freedom Memorial Park and to adopt a resolution authorizing application to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR).
Borough Manager Rebecca outlined a grant strategy that centers on a DCNR C2P2 application (the most urgent, with an end-of-month deadline), and added that the borough intends to pursue a Local Share Account (LSA) grant (deadline in November) and the anticipated Main Street Matters program if it is announced by the governor.
Rebecca said Barry Issa and Associates — the consultant who helped with the prior round of grants — will prepare the applications and has offered a credit from earlier work that would sharply reduce the borough’s out-of-pocket application costs. "We would be essentially paying nothing for those applications," Rebecca said of the Freedom Memorial Park filings when consultant credit is applied.
Council member made a motion to approve execution of the Freedom Memorial Park Phase 1b grant application and strategic revitalization plan proposal from Barry Issa and Associates; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Council also voted, separately, to approve a resolution authorizing application to DCNR for Phase 1b.
Why it matters: If funded, Phase 1b would complete the older-children portion of the playground (ages 5–12) and maintain project momentum; staff said DCNR prefers applicants that are actively advancing project phases rather than delaying execution.
Key deadlines and funding notes recorded in the discussion: the DCNR C2P2 application is due at the end of the month, LSA grants are due in November, and Main Street Matters grant timing was not yet announced. The consultant credit will reduce application costs; the meeting record did not specify the grant award amounts or the total project budget.
