Community group asks Gary parks board for support on Brunswick Park GLRI grant

Atia Mohammed spoke to the board on behalf of the West Gary Quality of Life partnership and asked the commission to support a proposed Brunswick Park restoration project through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). Mohammed said the project would focus on stormwater capture, native-plant habitat restoration, invasive-species control and youth workforce opportunities that would train residents in tree care and restoration work. “My name is Atia Mohammed, and I'm here today to represent the bonds Brunswick Park Community Revitalization Initiative, and our group is called the West Gary quality of life,” Mohammed said.