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Darke
County Parks
Community
Park Improvements Grants
This
past week the Darke County Park District’s Community Park
Improvements Grant committee met to review the 2013 grant applications.
Over
the past 18 years this grant program has awarded up to $50,000 annually
to Darke
County’s local community parks to purchase land, build and upgrade
restrooms,
shelter houses and other facilities and install and upgrade playground
equipment and other items needed for families to enjoy in park areas
near their
homes around the county. Over
$626,000
has been awarded to Darke County’s local villages and city.This year applications
received from the city
of Greenville, along with the Villages of Ansonia, Gettysburg, New
Weston,
North Star, Osgood, Palestine, Rossburg, Union City, Versailles and
Wayne Lakes
will receive $24,973.84 to upgrade and improve their community park
facilities
with such projects as replacing broken or unsafe playground or ball
diamond
equipment, repairing shelter houses and replacing old dugouts and
fences and
installing or replacing security lighting. Your Darke County Parks is proud of the
history of the Community Parks
Improvement Grants Program! If you would like any additional
information about
this program please call our office and ask for Deb Shiverdecker,
Office
Manager or Roger Van Frank, Director at (937)548-0165.
Thank you for supporting more wonderful
community assets through YOUR Darke County Park District.
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