Parks and Green Spaces Levy
Opportunity Fund

Next Steps For The Opportunity Fund Process

We are pleased to announce that we have received 95 Project Applications city-wide. Congratulations on such an amazing turnout!

The Opportunity Fund provides funding only for community initiated park development or property acquisition projects. Parks will award up to $7 million to projects in this first funding cycle of the Opportunity Fund. The Levy Citizens Oversight Committee has developed criteria for evaluating, nominating, and recommending a package of Opportunity Fund projects to the Mayor and City Council.

Opportunity Fund Timeline (updated 4/28/10)

• April 2, 2010 - Project Applications Due



• May 2010 - Parks staff will contact project applicants on next steps in process



• June 14 & 28, 2010 - Presentations by Proponents to the Oversight Committee



• September 2010 - Public Hearing on Project Prioritization and Funding Recommendations



• January 2011 - Project Funding Recommendations to Mayor and City Council



• March 2011 - Targeted City Council Approval of Project Funding Recommendations



• April 2011 - Begin Project Implementation

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