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Maryland 2021 - The Board of Public Works today approved the last of 31 Community Parks and Playground projects for this fiscal year, totaling $5 million in grants for new and upgraded outdoor facilities in communities across Maryland.
Governor Larry Hogan’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget included funding for these projects, through which the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) provides flexible grants to municipalities to rehabilitate, expand, or improve existing parks, create new parks, or purchase and install playground equipment.
“The Community Parks and Playgrounds Program funds important investments across Maryland,” said Maryland DNR Secretary Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio. “These projects create greater access to outdoor recreation including nature trails, accessible playgrounds, skate parks, splash pads, and gathering spaces that connect us with our community and our natural surroundings.”
The following Community Parks and Playgrounds Projects were included in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget and have now been approved by BPW:
Allegany County Barton Meadow Park Pavilion $80,000 Cumberland Allegany College Outdoor Volleyball Courts $98,000 Frostburg East End Park $26,250 Midland Church Street Playground Improvements $185,000 Lonaconing Town Parks Improvements $80,310 Calvert County North Beach Wetlands Overlook Park Nature Center $110,000 Caroline County Denton Fourth Street Park $197,262 Carroll County Hampstead War Memorial Park Revitalization $245,050 Manchester Christmas Tree Park $52,000 Mount Airy Watkins Park Playground Phase II $172,949 New Windsor Town Park Renovations $50,825 Dorchester County Cambridge Cornish Park Revitalization $343,784 Hurlock North Main Street Park $253,300 Vienna Vienna Playground Upgrade $137,040 Frederick County New Market New Market Community Park Basketball Court Renovation $31,450 Thurmont Woodland Park Playground Replacement Phase 2 $160,000 Garrett County Mountain Lake Park Leo Martin Memorial Park $252,469 Oakland Broadford Park Multi-Use Trails/Stage Amphitheater $275,000 Harford County Aberdeen Rock Glen Park $400,000 Bel Air Office Street Pocket Park 60,464 Kent County Chestertown Wilmer Park $209,394 Galena Galena Elementary School Walking Path $90,000 Montgomery County Rockville Potomac Woods Park Playground Replacement $185,000 Prince George’s County Cottage City Cottage City Tot Lot $50,000 Riverdale Park Field of Dreams Park $177,750 Upper Marlboro Upper Marlboro Community Playground Phase 2 $199,000 St. Mary’s County Leonardtown Leonardtown Alley Network $225,000 Washington County Hancock Widmyer Park Splash Park $200,000 Williamsport Byron Memorial Park Interactive Playground $202,000 Wicomico County Salisbury Salisbury Skate Park – Final Phase $162,801 Worcester County Berlin Stephen Decatur Park Restrooms $99,000 Since its inception, the Community Parks and Playgrounds program has provided more than $79 million in grant funding for about 800 projects.
