{"id":27443,"date":"2019-05-10T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=27443"},"modified":"2019-05-15T12:16:25","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T16:16:25","slug":"maryland-parks-and-playgrounds-receive-2-5-million-in-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2019\/05\/10\/maryland-parks-and-playgrounds-receive-2-5-million-in-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Parks and Playgrounds Receive $2.5 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

Department Supports Projects in 19 Communities<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\"PhotoThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/a> is pleased to announce the award of 19 <\/span>Community Parks and Playgrounds<\/span><\/a> grants, totaling $2.5 million, to municipalities across the state.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

The Community Parks and Playgrounds Program provides flexible grants to municipalities to rehabilitate, expand or improve existing parks, create new parks, or purchase and install playground equipment. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFrom Garrett County to Worcester County, these projects provide \u00a0important outdoor recreation opportunities and green space to communities in every corner of our state, particularly in older neighborhoods and intensely developed areas,\u201d Maryland Natural Resources Secretary Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio said. \u201cWe are very proud of this program which helps children learn, thrive, and play in healthy environments.”<\/span><\/p>\n

To date, the program has funded more than 740 projects totaling more than $72 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

The following projects were included in Governor Larry Hogan\u2019s Fiscal Year 2020 budget and will be presented to the Board of Public Works for final approval in the coming weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Allegany County<\/strong>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Town of Luke Inclusive Nature Playground<\/span><\/em>
\n<\/span>Nature based inclusive playground with climbing equipment
\n<\/span>$200,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Anne Arundel County<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ellen O. Moyer Park, Annapolis<\/em>
\n<\/span>Construct a new pavilion for outdoor environmental education and community events
\n$101,739<\/span><\/p>\n

Baltimore City<\/strong><\/p>\n

Violetville Park<\/em>
\nRenovate existing playing courts and pathways<\/span>
\n$260,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Caroline County
\n<\/strong>
\nMarina Park Fit Trail, Federalsburg<\/em>
\n<\/span>Purchase and install trail exercise equipment along the Marshyhope Creek Greenway Trail
\n$6,995<\/p>\n

Marydel Community Park<\/em>
\nConstruct a multi-purpose field, parking, and trail
\n$200,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Carroll County<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bollinger Park Development, Taneytown<\/em>
\nDevelop a nature park with trails
\n$150,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooper Park Splash Pad, Sykesville<\/em>
\nConstruct 2,500 square foot splash pad with holding tank and water play equipment
\n$150,000<\/p>\n

Cecil County
\n<\/strong>
\nFair Green Park Playground, Charlestown<\/em>
\nPurchase and install new playground equipment with safety surface
\n$113,451
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Frederick County<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span>Community Park, New Market<\/em>
\nReplace playground equipment and safety surface
\n$200,000<\/p>\n

Emmitsburg Disc Golf Course<\/em>
\nConstruct an 18-basket disc golf course
\n$14,000<\/p>\n

Garrett County
\n<\/strong>
\nLeo Martin Memorial Park, Mountain Lake Park<\/em>
\nConstruct a walking trail, waterfalls and historical signage
\n$158,815<\/p>\n

Harford County<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plumtree Park, Bel Air<\/em>
\nConstruct a nature themed play space
\n$42,049<\/p>\n

Kent County<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arbor Play Area, Betterton<\/em>
\nReplace playground equipment and safety surface
\n$199,580<\/p>\n

Prince George\u2019s County<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hyatt Park, Hyattsville<\/em>
\nEstablish a new area of the park with play and musical equipment, landscaping, and fencing
\n$125,000<\/p>\n

Upper Marlboro Community Playground<\/em>
\nConstruct a new park to include playground equipment, park amenities, and landscaping
\n$200,000<\/p>\n

Talbot County<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oxford Community Central Park<\/em>
\nCreate a Central Park style recreational area including: bocce courts, concrete chess, tennis and corn hole games, archery area, grilling area, pavilion, and landscaping
\n$122,400<\/p>\n

Easton Point Park<\/em>
\nCreate a passive, public waterfront green space
\n$200,000<\/p>\n

Wicomico County<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mardela Springs Recreation Area<\/em>
\nReplace playground equipment and safety surface
\n$202,129<\/p>\n

Worcester County<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cypress Park, Pocomoke City<\/em>
\nConvert 2 tennis courts into 6 pickle ball courts
\n$73,472
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

The department is now accepting <\/span>grant applications<\/a> from cities and towns looking to enhance or rehabilitate local parks and playgrounds in their communities. Applications for Fiscal Year 2021 funding are due August 21, 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Department Supports Projects in 19 Communities The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is pleased to announce the award of 19 Community Parks and Playgrounds grants, totaling $2.5 million, to municipalities across the state. The Community Parks and Playgrounds Program provides flexible grants to municipalities to rehabilitate, expand or improve existing parks, create new parks, or  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"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":[957,23,12],"tags":[3208,4312,4035,2952],"class_list":["post-27443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-land","category-parks","tag-community-parks-and-playgrounds-program","tag-conservation","tag-jeannie-haddaway-riccio","tag-larry-hogan"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27443","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\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27443"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27461,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27443\/revisions\/27461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}