{"id":45734,"date":"2025-10-01T12:55:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=45734"},"modified":"2025-10-01T14:58:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:58:37","slug":"board-of-public-works-approves-4-2-million-for-recreational-facilities-in-baltimore-city-and-nine-maryland-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2025\/10\/01\/board-of-public-works-approves-4-2-million-for-recreational-facilities-in-baltimore-city-and-nine-maryland-counties\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Public Works Approves $4.2 Million for Recreational Facilities in Baltimore City and Nine Maryland Counties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Funding approved for DNR\u2019s Program Open Space Local and Community Parks and Playgrounds<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 380px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1831\/43806132261_a247c64f2d.jpg\" alt=\"Playground\" width=\"370\" height=\"208\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Among today&#8217;s approvals was $545,000 in Community Parks and Playgrounds funding. Maryland DNR photo.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Board of Public Works today approved nearly $4.2 million in grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to local governments for recreational facilities in Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Caroline, Carroll, Dorchester, Garrett, Howard, Kent, St. Mary\u2019s, and Washington counties.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More than $3.6 million in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/land\/pages\/programopenspace\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Program Open Space \u2013 Local<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> funding was approved for 15 projects, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New pathways in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore City;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Renovation of Edgewater Recreation Center, Anne Arundel County, which will include indoor pickleball courts and a playground;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Addition of large LED lighting on athletic fields at Fifth District Park in St. Mary\u2019s County;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Basketball courts and ball fields at the East Columbia Library Park and construction of an amphitheater at the Robinson Nature Center in Howard County; and<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Improvements to Worton Park in Kent County, such as concession stand and restroom repairs, adding a dog park, and constructing covers for baseball dugouts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The board also approved $545,000 in<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/land\/Pages\/ProgramOpenSpace\/cpp.aspx\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Community Parks and Playgrounds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> funding for two projects &#8211; replacing the playground at Sharp Road Park in Denton, Caroline County, and adding a pavilion and playground to the Vienna Entrance Park in Vienna, Dorchester County. The Community Parks and Playgrounds program provides funding to municipal governments to restore existing parks and create new park and recreational facilities throughout the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All funded projects are listed in the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/bpw.maryland.gov\/MeetingDocs\/2025-Oct-1-Agenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Board of Public Works October 1, 2025 meeting agenda<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The three-member Board of Public Works is composed of Governor Wes Moore, Treasurer Dereck E. Davis and Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/land\/pages\/programopenspace\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Program Open Space \u2013 Local<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> provides funding for county and municipal governments for the planning, acquisition, and development of recreational land or facilities. Established under the Department of Natural Resources in 1969, Program Open Space (divided into Local and Stateside programs), along with other state land conservation programs, symbolizes Maryland\u2019s long-term commitment to conserving our natural resources while providing exceptional outdoor recreation opportunities for all citizens. The program is funded by a property transfer tax.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More news on grants approved for Program Open Space Local, Local Parks and Playgrounds Infrastructure, Rural Legacy, and Conservation Reserve Enhancement Permanent Easement programs is available on the Maryland Department of Natural Resources\u2019 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/land\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Land News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> webpage.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funding approved for DNR\u2019s Program Open Space Local and Community Parks and Playgrounds The Board of Public Works today approved nearly $4.2 million in grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to local governments for recreational facilities in Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Caroline, Carroll, Dorchester, Garrett, Howard, Kent, St. Mary\u2019s, and Washington counties.<\/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],"tags":[2955,3208,5000,3003],"class_list":["post-45734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","tag-board-of-public-works","tag-community-parks-and-playgrounds-program","tag-outdoor-recreation","tag-program-open-space"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45734","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=45734"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45743,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45734\/revisions\/45743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}