ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Board of Public Works today approved more than $1.4 million in grants to local governments and land trusts from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The funding will be used for a new trail, playground equipment, and the conservation of land in Charles, Frederick, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s, and Worcester Counties.
About $180,000 in Program Open Space – Local funding was approved for a Queen Anne’s County project to construct a one-mile extension to the South Island Trail, between Christ Church and Marine Academy Drive in Matapeake. The funding will also provide for signs and benches.
Also approved was $500,000 from the Local Parks and Playgrounds Infrastructure Program to replace outdated playground equipment, add shade structures, and plant trees at Parklawn Park Building Park in Prince George’s County. This program was funded in FY 2022 and FY 2023 to provide grant funds primarily to local governments for park and recreation projects…