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McDonald Park Lighting Phase II

Status
Funded in 2009
WWRP Applicant: City of Colfax WWRP Category: Local Parks WWRP Grant: $39,639 Applicant Match: $39,639 Project Type: Development County: Whitman  Legislative District: 9th 

Colfax will use this grant to light two fields in McDonald Park. A $150,000 grant from the state Legislature provided funds for light poles and fixtures. Using this grant, the city will install poles, concrete, and wiring as well as refurbish the area around the poles. The park began as a volunteer effort and since 1994, more than $187,000 in local donations, $340,000 in volunteer support, and grants totaling $323,000 have provided a complex that is valued at more than $2 million. The park hosts soccer, baseball, and softball teams from T-ball to semi-pro. Washington State University provides the only baseball park with regulation lighting in the county. The city will contribute $39,639 in cash and donations of cash, equipment, and labor. (08-1602)

RCO Project Number: 08-1602

Location

Going north through Colfax on highway 195, take the Ceder Street exit and turn north on Ceder street. Ceder Street turns into North Palouse River Road. The McDonald Park Complex is just after the golf course on the right.

Red Marker McDonald Park Lighting Phase II
Colfax will use this grant to light two fields in McDonald Park. A $150,000 grant from the state Legislature provided funds for light poles and fixtures. Using this grant, the city will install poles, concrete, and wiring as well as refurbish the area around the poles. The park began as a volunteer effort and since 1994, more than $187,000 in local donations, $340,000 in volunteer support, and grants totaling $323,000 have provided a complex that is valued at more than $2 million. The park hosts soccer, baseball, and softball teams from T-ball to semi-pro. Washington State University provides the only baseball park with regulation lighting in the county. The city will contribute $39,639 in cash and donations of cash, equipment, and labor. (08-1602)
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What is the WWRP?

The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) is a state grant program that creates and conserves local and state parks, wildlife habitat and working farms. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office administers WWRP grants, and the legislature funds the program.

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