Box 15, Folder 2, Document 40

PARKS DEPARTMENT



Project

Description

Total Cost



Develop Existing and New
Park Land

Purchase Vacant Land for
Block Parks and Playlots

Daniel Stanton Neighborhood Park

James L. Key Neighborhood Park
developed.

Pittman Expanded Neighborhood Park

developed.

Adair Neighborhood Park developed
Peoplestown Block Park developed
Block Park and Playlot developed

Pittsburgh Playlot purchased;
Adair Park Playlot purchased;
Mechanicsville Playlot #1 pur-
chased; Mechanicsville Playlot
#2 purchased; Summerhill Playlot

$ 10,000*

30,000*

16,000*

16, 000*

36, 000*

12,000*

130,000**

#2 purchased: Peoplestown Block Park
purchased; Grant Park Playlot purchased.

* $60,000 in city funds, $24,000
Housing and Urban Development,
Bureau of Recreation.

This amount is made of $22,000
supplemental funds and $65,000

in funds from Department of
$36,000 in funds from U.S.

in city funds, $43,000 in
in grant funds from HUD.


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Continued
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Recreation Programs and Staff Continue existing recreation programs S$ 73,000
Park Recreation Programs and staff. Add 10 full time recreation 12,000
Park Recreation Staff professionals. Develop programs not 47,000
existing in parks and establish addi-
tional recreation facilities.
Public Information Director Add one full time public information (8,000).
director.
Recreation Advisory Add six citizen advisory councils 1,000 )
Council on recreation and 12 workshops on all
phases of recreation and cultural pro-
gramming.



1. The above amounts have been appropriated in our 1969 Budget.

2. The necessary staff and equipment are available within the department to complete this work dur-
ing the 1969 fiscal year.

3. Present staff is adequate to make applications for the required federal grants and to implement
the programs as described above during the 1969 fiscal year.