I met with Chuck Proulx and Bradley Keen from the Parks Department last Thursday. They are glad I have come forward to help them create a new park in the Becker Road area of Port St. Lucie. The city already owns land that is zoned for a park, but in these days of budget cut backs, we have to find new ways to fund parks. That includes getting the community involved and applying for grants. The grant that I found online from the state of Florida will be a good one for us, but we did not have time to apply this year, so we will have to apply next September. They agreed that my grandchildren will be grown by the time there is money in the city budget.
The first step is to find people in the community that want a park. This will be a "pocket park" which will typically draw people within a half mile radius, who can walk or ride a bike to the park. The only problem is that the location of the land the city owns is 2 miles from my house by road- less if I ride my bike along the canal. So, I don't know the residents in the area and I need to get at least 50 names of people that are in favor of a park. I have started talking to a few people that I have seen outside and have gotten them to give me their names and e-mail addresses.
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