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KINGSFORD The city of Kingsford plans to apply for an AARP Community Challenge Grant of $20,000 to construct pickleball courts in Lodal Park.
The idea came from city resident Andy Wiltzius, who approached the citizen’s advisory committee. The city will provide up to $5,000 in matching funds. The grant application is due April 12.
In the past, the city has tried to get money for pickleball courts through a Michigan Recreation Passport grant. Last year the city applied for a project in the amount of $180,000, which included a $135,000 grant and a $45,000 local match, for the pickleball courts and to replace aging playground equipment at Lodal, but they were not approved.