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.