Federal
stimulus
boosts
Richland
recreation
By
JOEY
HOLLEMAN
jholleman@thestate.com
Program
will
help
agency
stretch
funds
for
park
projects
The
federal
stimulus
program
should
help
the
Richland
County
Recreation
Commission
start
its
construction
projects
quicker
and
stretch
its
$50
million
bond
issue
further.
The
commission
voted
Monday
to
issue
the
first
$10
million
of
the
bonds
at
an
interest
cost
of
2.72
percent
and
to
increase
the
next
round
of
bond
financing
from
$13
million
to
$27
million.
The
American
Recovery
and
Reinvestment
Act
encourages
construction
projects
through
Build
America
Bonds,
which
offer
slightly
reduced
rates
and
quicker
processing
than
standard
bonds.
That
means
less
of
the
original
$50
million
will
go
to
pay
interest
and
more
will
go
to
pay
for
park
projects.
Getting
more
of
the
bond
money
now,
rather
than
waiting
several
years,
also
allows
the
agency
to
take
advantage
of
a
competitive
construction
market.
With
few
other
major
projects
being
built,
more
contractors
will
bid
on
the
recreation
projects,
and
costs
likely
will
be
lower
than
originally
projected.
Robbie
Brax,
who's
coordinating
the
projects
as
a
manager
for
M.B.
Kahn
Construction,
expects
construction
could
begin
on
the
first
wave
of
projects
in
February.
Those
37
projects
include
a
new
Crossroads
Park
in
eastern
Richland
County,
a
new
pro
shop
at
the
Richland
County
Tennis
Center
and
major
upgrades
to
Bluff
Road,
Polo
Road,
St.
Andrews
and
Caughman
Road
parks.
The
schedule
calls
for
those
projects
to
be
completed
by
February
2012.
A
second
round
of
projects
should
start
before
the
first
round
is
finished.
Brian J. Devost Joins the Richland County Recreation Commission as Executive Director
Mr. Devost hails from Suffolk County, a bedroom community to Virginia Beach, VA. Upon graduating with a specialized degree in recreation and leisure studies (BA) from Concordia University at Loyola, in Montreal, Mr. Devost went on to receive his Masters of Science in Education degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIU-C). read more
Meeting the
Needs of Injured Veterans
in the Military Paralympic
Program
David
Stringer
gives
testimony
before
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
on
behalf
of
the
National
Recreation
and
Park
Association
(NRPA)
and
the
Richland
County
Recreation
Commission
regarding
recreation
and
sports
programs
for
injured
U.S.
Military
Personnel
in
the
Paralympic
Military
and
Injured
Veterans
Programs.
[Washington
D.C.
July
29,
2009]
Click
here to view video | Click
here to read David's
testimony
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Commission is South Carolina’s First Nationally Accredited Park & Recreation Agency!
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