The Friends of Ingham County Parks group has raised $150,000 for a new parks acquisition project, estimated at $2.5 million to $3 million in total cost.
The $150,000 raised supports the Ingham County Parks Department’s purchase of 120 acres of privately owned property that’s adjacent to Lake Lansing Park North.
The 120-acre purchase adds to the existing 410 acres in the park. The acquisition of this land is part of a 30-year plan to increase park acreage in Ingham County.
In the 1970s, Ingham County only had 250 acres of parkland. Now the county has roughly 1,500 acres of parkland.
The $150,000 will also help pay a portion of the matching funds the county will have to meet if awarded a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant. Ingham County should get word on the grant by early December.
“We are still getting donations, even though we’ve met the goal,” says Karen Fraser with the Friends of Ingham County Parks.
Meridian Township and Ingham County will also provide matching funds for the pending Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant.
Source: Karen Fraser, Friends of Ingham County Parks
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
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