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BPW Approves $687,229 in Program Open Space Funds for Worcester County
On January 3, Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. announced that the Board of Public Works approved $687,229 in Program Open Space funds for Worcester County for two development projects. John Walter Smith Park will receive $369,000 to renovate two existing tennis courts, install a blacktop overlay on an existing 38,000 square-foot stone parking lot and construct a maintenance administration building. The Northern Worcester Athletic Complex will receive $318,229 to implement the next phase of the master drainage and landscape plan, which includes the installation of a blacktop on the existing 10,500 square-foot stone parking area. Picnic tables, benches and walking paths will also be funded.
January 3, 2007The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 449,000 acres of public lands and 17,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov