By Jason Arndt
Correspondent
Three new pieces of playground equipment will be available for children to enjoy at Leider Park thanks, in part, to a $1,000 grant awarded by Walmart.
In conjunction with that grant, Union Grove will contribute an additional $1,000 through the Park Improvement Fund to purchase two diggers and a spin cup for kids to play on at the park.
“There is not a lot you can get for $1,000 so hopefully we could use some park improvement funds,” explained Village Trustee Tim Mallach speaking at the Water, Wastewater, Streets and Parks Committee meeting Aug. 19.
The Village will pick up the equipment from Playworld Systems in Cambridge to save $300 in shipping costs.
Mallach has spearheaded grants for park improvements and green initiative projects in the past, noted Trustee Bill Stoltz, and was appointed in July to a new adhoc committee to stress green initiatives within the Village.
“He does a good job researching grants and looking at what is out there,” said Trustee Michael Younglove.
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