{"id":14829,"date":"2017-05-08T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=14829"},"modified":"2017-05-08T08:34:30","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T12:34:30","slug":"maryland-municipalities-receive-parks-and-playgrounds-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2017\/05\/08\/maryland-municipalities-receive-parks-and-playgrounds-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Municipalities Receive Parks and Playgrounds Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Department\u00a0Funds Projects\u00a0from Aberdeen to Williamsport<\/em><\/p>\n

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/a> today announced the awarding of 23\u00a0Community Parks and Playgrounds Program<\/a> grants \u2013 totaling $2.5 million \u2013 to municipalities across the state.<\/p>\n

From pickleball courts in Ocean City to new playground equipment in Mountain Lake Park, the program provides essential funding for the creation, enhancement and renovation of recreational facilities in Maryland’s incorporated cities and towns.<\/p>\n

“This department program is so important to communities and municipalities across Maryland,” Land Acquisition and Planning Director Emily Wilson said. “Our cities and towns really rely on this critical funding for needed recreational amenities designed to improve the quality of life of all our citizens and their neighborhoods.”<\/p>\n

The following\u00a0Community Parks and Playgrounds Program<\/a>\u00a0projects were included in Governor Larry Hogan\u2019s Fiscal Year 2018 budget, which was\u00a0presented to the Board of Public Works for final approval:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Project<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nProject Details<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\n

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Aberdeen<\/td>\nAberdeen Festival Park Playground<\/td>\nExpand existing playground area by adding a tot lot for smaller children.<\/td>\n$50,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baltimore City<\/td>\nVioletville Park Playground<\/td>\nReplace outdated playground equipment and safety surface.<\/td>\n$177,077<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boonsboro<\/td>\nShafer Park Playground<\/td>\nPurchase and installation of new playground equipment and replace 20+ year old equipment.<\/td>\n$60,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chesapeake City<\/td>\nUnion Street Park<\/td>\nCreate a passive park including a public water-view location and access point to the Canal Trail.<\/td>\n$115,995<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cumberland<\/td>\nCumberland and Allegany College Softball Field<\/td>\nBuild a softball field for community and college use.<\/td>\n$120,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delmar<\/td>\nGordy Park<\/td>\nReplace the existing 25+ year old pavilion with a 20′ x 20′ laminated wood gabled shelter with electricity.<\/td>\n$44,680<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edmonston<\/td>\nEdmonston’s 47th Avenue Park<\/td>\nConvert an existing underutilized tennis court to a futsal court, install a rain garden to address runoff, and replace fence.<\/td>\n$47,221<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forest Heights<\/td>\nAnne Reifsneider Memorial Park<\/td>\nDevelop a vacant lot into new green community gathering place with outdoor stage, benches, shade canopy and rain garden.<\/td>\n$22,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hagerstown<\/td>\nCity Park Playground<\/td>\nPurchase and installation of barrier free playground for the south end of City Park.<\/td>\n$100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Havre De Grace<\/td>\nTydings Park Playground<\/td>\nExpand the playground area, incorporating accessible playground equipment.<\/td>\n$264,407<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leonardtown<\/td>\nRobert Miedzinski Park Playground<\/td>\nReplace existing outdated wooden playground with new equipment and rubber safety surfacing to enhance Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility.<\/td>\n$200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middletown<\/td>\nMemorial Park<\/td>\nReplace current tot lot equipment to meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.<\/td>\n$16,993<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mount Airy<\/td>\nWatkins Park Tennis Court<\/td>\nPurchase and installation of 5 backboard panels for tennis practice and play.<\/td>\n$5,635<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mountain Lake Park<\/td>\nWoddell Park<\/td>\nRenovate playground and install security cameras.<\/td>\n$80,974<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oakland<\/td>\nBroadford Recreation Stage<\/td>\nBuild a stage with a shell for concerts, plays, and community events held at the park.<\/td>\n$80,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ocean City<\/td>\nGorman Park Pickleball Courts<\/td>\nConstruction of a dedicated outdoor play space for pickleball, a mix of ping pong, tennis and paddleball.<\/td>\n$115,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Port Deposit<\/td>\nMain Street Park Basketball Court<\/td>\nConstruct improvements to the existing basketball court, goals and benches.<\/td>\n$42,489<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rockville<\/td>\nCroydon Park Playground<\/td>\nReplace existing 21 year old playground, install new picnic tables, benches, pads and trash cans.<\/td>\n$131,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salisbury<\/td>\nSalisbury Skate Park<\/td>\nDesign and construction of an additional 4,200 square feet of poured-in-place concrete skating surface.<\/td>\n$180,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smithsburg<\/td>\nVeterans Park<\/td>\nPurchase and installation of a rock climbing wall and a generation swing which allows an adult to swing with a child.<\/td>\n$10,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University Park<\/td>\nUniversity Park Wells Run Playground<\/td>\nRepurpose two existing tennis courts into a playground area with large play structures for children ages 2-5 and 5-12, swings, shade structure, tables and other amenities.<\/td>\n$262,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Westernport<\/td>\nCreekside Park Playground<\/td>\nConstruct new playground.<\/td>\n$174,029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Williamsport<\/td>\nByron Memorial Park Playground<\/td>\nPurchase and installation of a fully inclusive and accessible playground and safety surface suited for children with disabilities.<\/td>\n$200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Applications for Fiscal Year 2019 Community Parks and Playgrounds grant funding will be due in August 2017. More information will be available this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Department\u00a0Funds Projects\u00a0from Aberdeen to Williamsport The Maryland Department of Natural Resources today announced the awarding of 23\u00a0Community Parks and Playgrounds Program grants \u2013 totaling $2.5 million \u2013 to municipalities across the state. From pickleball courts in Ocean City to new playground equipment in Mountain Lake Park, the program provides essential funding for the creation, enhancement  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,23],"tags":[3212,3211,2969,2955,3213,3214,3208,3158,3215,3216,3210,3217,3218,3219,2952,3220,3221,3222,3223,3224,2958,3225,3226,3227,3228,3229,3230,3231],"class_list":["post-14829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-land","tag-aberdeen","tag-americans-with-disabilities-act","tag-baltimore-city","tag-board-of-public-works","tag-boonsboro","tag-chesapeake-city","tag-community-parks-and-playgrounds-program","tag-cumberland","tag-delmar","tag-edmonston","tag-emily-wilson","tag-forest-heights","tag-hagerstown","tag-havre-de-grace","tag-larry-hogan","tag-leonardtown","tag-middletown","tag-mount-airy","tag-mountain-lake-park","tag-oakland","tag-ocean-city","tag-port-deposit","tag-rockville","tag-salisbury","tag-smithsburg","tag-university-park","tag-westernport","tag-williamsport"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14829"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14984,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14829\/revisions\/14984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}