Shorefront Park in Patchogue will receive about $340,000 in a New York State grant to upgrade the playground in Shorefront Park.
Two parks on Long Island will receive new funds to upgrade playgrounds in their parks parks their parks. One park on the South Shore of Suffolk County and one on the South Shore of Nassau County.
Patchogue Mayor, Paul V. Pontieri said, “We are very excited about the parks grant. Old equipment is being replaced that has been in the park for 15 years or more. It needs to be replaced and upgraded to today’s standards. We thank Governor Hochul for approving it so we can move forward and make the park the best we can for our residents.”
Long Island Grant Awardees
- The Village of Patchogue ($339,277) will replace an unsafe playground equipment structure with a new and enhanced structure at Shorefront Park.
- The Village of Rockville Centre ($349,107) will rehabilitate a children's playground by removing the current playground apparatus and flooring and replacing them with new accessible and safety compliant apparatus and surfacing at Rev. Morgan Days Park.
The grant pays for the construction of recreational facilities and other improvements to municipally owned recreational sites and parks, such as playgrounds, courts, playing fields, and facilities for swimming, biking, boating, picnicking, hiking, fishing, camping or other recreational activities. This grant opportunity can fund up to 90% of the total eligible project costs and total grant awards are capped at $1 million for each project.
17 projects in statewide were awarded a total of $10 million in funding from a new municipal parks and recreation statewide grant program fund the development and improvement of municipal parks and recreation sites statewide for the public to enjoy. Funding for this program was provided by the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act.