Glocester accepts $500,000 RIDEM recreation grant, commits $166,667 match for Memorial Park improvements

May 22, 2026

Town planners told the council the town received a $500,000 RIDEM recreation development grant and is committing $166,667 in cash/in-kind match for a $666,667 project to add pickleball courts, paths, lighting, parking and other improvements at Blossom/Gloucester Memorial Park.

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The Glocester Town Council authorized acceptance of a $500,000 Recreation Development Grant from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and approved the town’s matching commitment at its May 21 meeting.

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