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A Resolution of Acceptance Supporting the Agreement Between the City of Colorado Springs and the State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund for the Harlan Wolfe Park Flood Restoration and Park Improvement Project
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From:
Karen Palus, Director of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
Summary:
To help communities across Colorado restore parks, trails and open spaces that were damaged or destroyed in the historic September 2013 floods, Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) offered $5 million statewide in emergency grant funds. Communities in the 11 counties declared federal disaster areas following the September 2013 flooding (Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Clear Creek, El Paso, Fremont, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan, Morgan and Weld) were eligible to apply for the special GOCO grants. The GOCO board awarded grants in early summer 2014 for 14 flood recovery projects that will help communities in Boulder, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Morgan and Weld counties recover from the floods.
As part of this GOCO grant opportunity, the City of Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department submitted an application to help restore and enhance the badly damaged Harlan Wolfe Park, located in southwest Colorado Springs. We are pleased to announce that this grant application was successful and that GOCO will be awarding the City $98,521 to repair food damage, rebuild trails, and expand amenities at Harlan Wolfe Park. These funds will greatly improve Harlan Wolfe Park for both the community at large and for the nearby neighbors, many of whose homes were damaged in the same September floods.
In order to receive Great Outdoors Colorado grant dollars, City Council must pass a resolution of acceptance for the Harlan Wolfe Flood Recovery and Park Improvement Project grant funds.
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Background:
Harlan Wolfe Park is an open space park located in southwest Colorado Springs at 905 West Cheye...
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