On Wednesday night, the Alpena County Youth and Recreation Committee approved 32 grant requests totaling $555,910 for projects county wide. Some of the bigger
Alpena, in partnership with the Downtown Development Authority and Target Alpena, has received a $991,995 Public Gatherings Spaces Initiative Grant to help pay
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Michael Gumtow, left, follows through on his jump shot while playing basketball with his friends Robert Schlegel, center, and Noah Marquardt at McRae Park in Alpena on Friday. The Alpena County Youth and Recreation millage has improved the conditions of sports fields and courts all over the county, but its final allocation is coming later this year.
ALPENA Groups and organizations wanting to apply for money from the Alpena County Youth and Recreation fund have a few weeks to do so.
Youth and Recreation Committee Chairman Tony Suszek said the deadline to submit an application to vie for a portion of the $460,000 is due May 3, at 4 p.m.