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City seeks $750,000 Texas Parks & Wildlife grant to advance La Posada Park project
Summary
Parks staff authorized submission of a $750,000 Local Park Grant request (with a $750,000 match proposed using BCIC funds) for La Posada Park; staff said they added an environmental study and $500,000 in other funding sources to aim for a possible $2 million project if awarded.
Brownsville’s parks staff asked the commission to authorize an application for a $750,000 Texas Parks & Wildlife Local Park Grant to fund improvements at La Posada Park, with a proposed 50% match ($750,000) that staff said is earmarked from BCIC funding. Staff said an added environmental study and other adjustments aim to make the application more competitive after narrowly missing award last year.
"We're going for the grant application once again...This year we have an environmental study and we've obtained $500,000 in additional funding from different sources," the parks presenter said, describing a possible $2,000,000 project if grant funding is secured. Commissioners approved the resolution authorizing submission and accepting grant terms.
