$1.1 Million Grant Approved

Camden County Commissioner Board approves over $1.1 million dollars in funding for the improvement of recreational and historical sites.

Here’s how the money’s going to be spent: $720,885 will go to 29 recreational facilities Audubon Family Park and Playground improvements – $25,000 Bocce Ball Court installation – $25,000 Lost World Park playground rehabilitation – $25,000 Braisington Avenue playground rehabilitation – $25,000 Waterfront Park improvements to gazebo – $25,000 Barclay Farms playground installation – $25,000 Brookfield playground installation – $25,000 Leanna Harris Park installation of fencing and appurtenances – $25,000 Bottoms Lake Passive Recreation Area – $25,000 Gibbsboro Bikeway Network amenities – $25,000 Proprietors Park installation of fencing – $25,000 Erial Baseball League Complex installation of batting cages – $25,000 Timber Cover Park playground installation – $25,000 Fitzgerald Memorial Park infield improvements – $25,000 Robert Krupinski Sr. Memorial Park playground and ballfield improvements – $25,000 Laurel Springs School new outdoor play area – $25,000 Albertson Memorial Park Dog Park installation – $25,000 Mt. Ephraim Youth Athletic Association fields paving improvements – $25,000 Oaklyn Swim Club Redevelopment – $25,000 Bethel Avenue playground installation – $25,000 6th Avenue playground improvements – $25,000 Perry Memorial Park pickle ball court installation – $25,000 Saratoga Road Park improvements – $25,000 Green Ridge Neighborhood bike path installation – $25,000 Lions Lake bike path/handicap pathway installation – $25,000 Tapper Field equipment enhancement – $20,885 Carmelo Felix Park playground installation – $25,000 Carmelo Felix Park tot lot installation – $25,000 4th and Evergreen playground improvements – $25,000

$418,309 will go to 10 historic preservation projects: American Revolution Trail signage and mobile audio app ­­– $50,000 American Revolution Museum of South Jersey – $50,000 Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial – $50,000 Greenfield Hall – $50,000 Gabriel Daveis Tavern Museum House – $50,000 Excelsior Scottish Rite Auditorium – $15,712 Barclay Farmstead Spring House – $50,000 City Hall Camden Kiosk Project – $10,500 Geodome Immersive Theater at Shipyard Museum – $47,710 Burrough­­-Dover House – $44,387

(Courtesy of the Camden County Website)