City of Lancaster Receives Grants For Improvements at Park

The City of Lancaster has received four grants from the Lancaster Community Fund, each to make improvements to Memorial Park. A grant for more than $11,000 will be used to refurbish a fishing pier at the park pond. Decks and railings will be replaced, while a connecting sidewalk will be added from the pier to the paved trail, offering users access to restrooms and other areas. A grant for $89,000 will go toward improvements to the bathhouse at the municipal swimming pool. The third grant, for more than $3,100, will be used to build a handicapped-accessible walkway from Memorial Trail to the South City Ball Diamond. The fourth grant, for more than $7,000, will help purchase equipment for the summer recreation baseball and softball leagues.