Parks
& Recreation Grants
1998
Madison County Recycling Plastic Grant
(Lions Park Playground Unit)
Mayor:
Fred Bright, Jr.
Village Board of Trustees: Marsha Tassinari, Rick Newman,
Dennis Childs
Alan Hale, Dave Kuehnel, Phil Keasler
This
grant opportunity was available through the Madison County
Recycling Plastic Grant Program. This $10,000 grant provided
the funding for the Parks Department to install a large
playground unit and 10 picnic tables, four benches and recycling
containers for participants to use. The materials used we
primarily made from recycle plastic materials. This equipment
was installed in Lions Park located at the rear of the Keasler
Recreation Complex. Thank you Madison County Environmental
Department for providing grant opportunities like this one
to improve our parks. Thank you Mayor Fred Bright and Village
Board of Trustees for all of your support.
2001
Madison County Recycling Plastic Grant
(Vanpreter north end playground unit)
Mayor:
Fred Bright, Jr.
Village Board of Trustees: Marsha Tassinari, Rick Newman,
Dennis Childs
Alan Hale, Dave Kuehnel, Phil Keasler
This
grant opportunity was through the Madison County Park Recycling
Display Grant Program to help fund park equipment made from
recycle plastic materials. This $5,000 grant help fund the
playground unit located at the north end of Vanpreter Park.
Prior to this grant opportunity, Vanpreter had to remove
the playground units due to safety reasons. The playground
equipment that was installed consists of two spring ride
toys, balance beam, playground unit with several activities
like rings, slide, climbing ladder and ring-a-ling. The
parks department was also able to purchase two recycling
units for the area, too. Thank you Madison County Environmental
Department for grant opportunities like this one, which
makes our park a better place to visit. Thank you Mayor
Bright and Board of Trustees for all of your support.
2002
Madison County Park & Recreation Commission
Grant (PEP Grant)
(soccer goals, playground equip)
Mayor:
Fred Bright, Jr.
Village Board of Trustees: Marsha Tassinari, Rick Newman,
Dennis Childs
Alan Hale, Dave Kuehnel, Phil Keasler
This
grant opportunity was offered through the Madison County
Park & Recreation Commission for Parks Department to
purchase playground equipment. This $6,787.40 grant allowed
the East Alton Park & Recreation to purchase semi-permanent
soccer goals for our youth soccer program, 2 swing set units
with double bays (one located at Vanpreter north end and
one unit located at Lions Park), a Cosmic Warp climbing
unit (located at Lions Park), Wave Rider See-Saw unit (located
at Lions Park) and over 250' of poly cap to cover the baseball
fields fence tops at Vanpreter Park. Thank you Madison County
Park & Recreation Commission for opportunities to improve
our recreation facilities to make them a better place to
visit. Thank you Mayor Fred Bright and Village Board of
Trustees for all of your support.
2003
Madison County Community Development Grant $125,000
(Keasler Phase I Structural Improvements, Exterior Doors,
Rear Entrance Door)
Mayor:
Fred Bright, Jr.
Village Board of Trustees: Marsha Tassinari, Rick Newman,
Dennis Childs
Alan Hale, Dave Kuehnel, Phil Keasler
This
grant was awarded through Madison County Community Development,
which is a very competitive grant. The Village of East Alton
was awarded $125,000 to be used as structural improvements
to the Keasler Recreation Complex. This grant required an
architect to oversee the project to ensure quality work.
Lefferson Associates was the architect firm and Morgan Construction
was awarded the bid for the project. This grant provided
resources to replace the gymnasium roof, lower and replace
the game room roof, replace the auditorium roof, all gutters
and down spout for the roof areas replaced, replace all
entry doors (11 total) to the facility and install a new
rear door entrance to the facility. These improvements not
only improved the building structurally, but also made the
rear access to the building better and really improved the
security for supervision. Thank you Madison County Community
Development for grant opportunities like this one to make
our facility a better place to visit. Thank you Mayor Fred
Bright and Board of Trustees for all of your support.
2004
Madison County Park & Recreation Commission Grant(PEP
Grant)
(Vanpreter diamond #4 light poles & playground lighting)
Mayor:
Fred Bright, Jr.
Village Board of Trustees: Marsha Tassinari, Rick Newman,
Dennis Childs
Alan Hale, Dave Kuehnel, Phil Keasler
The
Park & Recreation Department was awarded a $13,340 grant
through the Madison Count Park & Recreation Commission
to replace diamond light poles at Vanpreter Park, diamond
4, which were deteriorating. This grant also allowed the
Parks Department to add an additional light to light up
the warm up area near diamond 4 and re-use a partial light
pole to install lighting at the main playground. Wegman
Electric was awarded the bid and did a fantastic job, which
at many times went above what was expected. This grant opportunity
allowed the Parks Department continue to provide a quality,
but safe facilities which making improvements, too. Thank
you Madison County Park and Recreation Commission for this
grant opportunity and thank you Mayor Fred Bright and Village
Board of Trustees for all of your support.
2005
Madison County Community Development Grant $125,000
(Keasler Phase II Structural Improvements, Heating & Cooling)
Mayor: Fred Bright, Jr.
Village Board of Trustees: Marsha Tassinari, Rick Newman,
Dennis Childs
Alan Hale, Dave Kuehnel, Phil Keasler
This
very competitive grant was offered through the Madison County
Community Development. The Village of East Alton was awarded
$125,000 to be used as Phase II which will consist of many
structural improvements to the Keasler Recreation Complex.
This grant required an architect to oversee the project
to ensure quality work, which the Village awarded Lefferson
Associates the bid. Tindall Construction was awarded the
bid for the project. This grant provided resources to replace
the administrative / meeting room roof and the kid's activity
room roof and install new gutters and down spouts for the
two roof areas. This grant will also install new doors and
commodes to two restrooms in order to make them handicap
assessable. The grant funds will also assist with installing
heating & cooling unit for meeting room area and heating
& cooling unit for the administrative / counter area.
Thank you Madison County Community Development for grant
opportunities like this one to make our facility a better
place to visit. Thank you Mayor Fred Bright and Board of
Trustees for all of your support.
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