Locust receives $500,000 grant for park redevelopment - The Stanly News & Press

Locust receives $500,000 grant for park redevelopment - The Stanly News & Press

LOCUST — Officer Jeff Shelton Memorial Park, located within the Locust City Park complex, is set for major upgrades thanks to a highly-competitive state grant for redevelopment. The city announced last week that it has received a $500,000 award from the North Carolina Accessible Parks Grant Funding Program to move forward with a major accessibility-focused improvement project for the park. Out of 29 statewide applications requesting more than $1…