Island Crest Park Renovation: City Seeks Donations

MERCER ISLAND, WA - The city received a $500,000 grant in 2014 to make renovations at Island Crest Park - but in order to use that grant, the city has to raise an additional $150,000.

The city has received some other grants toward that $150,000 goal, but is still $121,000 short. The entire cost of the project is about $2.5 million and will replace the park's lighting system and convert the south field to synthetic turf, among other improvements.

The city has chipped in a little over $1.5 million toward the project. Aside from the state grant, organizations like Puget Sound Energy and the Nowland Premier Soccer Academy have donated.

You can learn more about the project and donate on the city parks and recreation website.

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