Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Long Beach Port Offers Park Funding

By Karen Robes Meeks

Six projects aimed toward augmenting greenspace and parks recently received a boost of more than $4.3 million from the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners. Recipients of the Port of Long Beach Community Grants Program include:

• City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services –$21,472 for Stephens Middle School edible garden

• Camp Fire Angeles – $645,286 for Discovery Trail at DeForest Park

• The Salvation Army – $670,000 for the Red Shield Youth and Community Center at Long Beach Boulevard and Spring Street

• City of Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine – $981,280 for Lincoln Park landscaping

• City of Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine – $999,100 for the Drake-Chavez Parks Connection Project, and

• City of Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine – $999,115 for the 51st Street Greenbelt

“With these grants, the Port is able to improve parks and recreational facilities that benefit areas around Long Beach that are closest to the cargo-movement routes,” said Harbor Commission President Bonnie Lowenthal. “This program and our environmental initiatives are just part of our effort to be a good neighbor.”