Heard on NRPAnet. (Tip-Off).Has your park and recreation district or city department been able to use Community Development Block Grant (CDBG CDBG Community Development Block Grant ) monies to assist with park renovation? That question, posed by one NRPA NRPA National Recreation and Park Association NRPA Natural Resources Protective Association (Staten Island, NY) NRPA Niagara Regional Police Association (Canada) NRPA National Rifle and Pistol Association member on NRPAnet, NRPA's listserv, yielded the following responses from fellow NRPA members. "Yes, this year we used CDBG monies totaling $644,442 from a neighborhood to help purchase park land and renovate the property. The result is a .76-acre park near a school. We have also used CBDG money to renovate the landscape for a park by adding trees." "We have used these monies for playground restoration and new development. We have made a decision to no longer use this as a source of funding for these projects. The federal requirements are too time-consuming to go through and manage. In addition, we have to adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. the Endangered Species Act The federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C.A. §§ 1531 et seq.) was enacted to protect animal and plant species from extinction by preserving the ecosystems in which they survive and by providing programs for their conservation. (Chinook salmon chinook salmon or king salmon Prized North Pacific food and sport fish (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) of the salmon family. The average weight is about 22 lbs (10 kg), but individuals of 50–80 lbs (22–36 kg) are not unusual. listing), and if federal monies are involved, we have to adhere to all federal requirements and processes, proving the area we are improving doesn't fall within the constraints CONSTRAINTS - A language for solving constraints using value inference. ["CONSTRAINTS: A Language for Expressing Almost-Hierarchical Descriptions", G.J. Sussman et al, Artif Intell 14(1):1-39 (Aug 1980)]. of the Endangered Species Act." "Yes. We have replaced playground equipment, rebuilt basketball courts, replaced drinking fountains, benches, and other park amenities ... just about everything related to park renovations." We just completed a new neighborhood park assistance from CDBG funding. CDBG funding has been used in the past for renovation of existing facilities (community center and pool house). However, historically, the CDBG funds were used for new construction." "Yes, we do it all the time. Recently we have a park shelter that's going into a well-established park. It's replacing shade from another area of the park." Don't miss out on the conversation--write to info@nrpa.org today to sign up for NRPAnet. |
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