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Commissioners award park renovation grants

Adams Township received a $6,219 grant from county commissioners Wednesday for signage at its township park. Adams was among 13 municipalities to receive matching grants from the county. Butler Eagle File Photo

Butler County Commissioners Wednesday, March 26, awarded park renovation grants to 13 townships and boroughs.

The county grants cover 75% up to $10,000 toward the cost of a renovation project. The municipalities provide a 25% match.

■ Adams Township received $6,219 and provided $2,073 to buy and install additional signage for informational and safety purposes and to install an informational kiosk in the township park.

■ Bruin received $5,073 and provided $1,691 for picnic tables and a basketball backboard and pole at the borough park.

■ Butler Township received $5,437 and provided $1,812 for two combination soccer/football goals.

■ Clay Township received $5,356 and provided $1,785 for tables for people with disabilities.

■ Chicora received $5,838 and provided $1,946 for two backboard assemblies and removal of the old units at the park basketball court.

■ Cranberry Township received $7,500 and provided an equal match to upgrade basketball court equipment, remove the old equipment and install bleachers at the courts.

■ East Butler received $7,500 and provided $18,900 to upgrade restrooms and fixtures, a new security gate and rebuilding a press box.

■ Eau Claire received $6,096 and provided $2,032 for engineered wood fiber for all playground areas.

■ Evans City received $7,500 and provided $2,860 for sidewalks accessible to people with disabilities, sand volleyball courts, a children’s sandbox, playground mulch, stain for two pavilions, and primer and paint for three guardrails.

■ Harmony received $7,500 and provided $3,728 for a weed-resistant liner, new wooden borders, replenishing of safety fall chips at Swampoodle Park playground and concrete pads for park benches.

■ Jefferson Township received $7,500 and provided $8,250 to install a new electrical box in conjunction with a previously awarded Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources grant to upgrade the electrical service.

■ Penn Township received $7,500 and provided $5,466 for a pavilion with a concrete pad at the Harcrest Park ellipse that was funded by a DCNR grant.

■ Slippery Rock received $7,500 and provided $2,500 to remove gravel from the border of two playgrounds, excavation of 12 inches of topsoil, and the addition of mulch and concrete to connect two playgrounds.

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