OAK PARK – Senator Don Harmon is pleased to announce that state grants have been restored for park projects in the 39th District.

“I am thrilled that we are able to partner with the state to support these important projects in our local communities,” Harmon said. “We have been working for quite some time to get approval restored for these grants. Projects like these are vital to our local parks and to the people who enjoy them, and state support is immensely important.”

The project funding is provided through two grant programs administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources: the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development program (OSLAD) and the Park and Recreational Facility Construction Grant program (PARC).

The grants were re-authorized because the stopgap budget approved in June included $50 million to fund them. Prior to that, they had been suspended because of the state budget stalemate.

Among the projects receiving OSLAD grants:

• Addison Park District, Phase 1 and 2: $359,100 and $400,00
• Franklin Park Park District, Chestnut Park: $296,000
• Oak Park Park District Center: $400,000

Receiving PARC grants were:

• Addison Park District, Community Park Recreation Center renovation: $1,812.526
• Chicago Park District, Austin Town Hall: $450,000