Flint parks receiving $40,000 grant | Information

Disney and the Nationwide Recreation and Park Affiliation are donating a $40,000 grant that will likely be used to repair Flint Parks.

The grant will likely be used to focus accessibility and facilities at Sarvis and Iroquois Park within the 2nd ward of Flint. Each park adopters wish to enhance ADA entry by putting in curb cuts and making designated handicapped parking spots.

The grants will even be used to deal with entry to playgrounds and fields so the neighborhood can benefit from the parks freely. At Sarvis, Park Adopter Ladel Lewis and the Sarvis Park Neighborhood Affiliation plan to redevelop a section of the park in a soccer discipline that features benches and detachable nets on the objectives.

At Iroquois, Park Adopter Jashell Mitchell in partnership with the Invisible Grants will add spectator bleachers on the new basketball court docket