Bellmon touts $500,000 in state funding for local project

Rep. Anthony Bellmon    October 22, 2024 | 3:27 PM

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22 – Today, state Rep. Anthony Bellmon, D-Phila., announced that $500,000 in state funding from the Pennsylvania Local Share Account has been awarded for a local project in his legislative district.

This funding was awarded to the PIDC Financing Corp., in partnership with Community Ventures and the city of Philadelphia to make improvements to the Lawncrest Recreation Center.

This project aims to make renovations to the playground and pool, construct two new outdoor basketball courts, two multi-purpose sports courts striped for volleyball and tennis, one soccer mini-pitch, and lights at the playground and sports court.

“The Lawncrest Recreation Center has provided local youth with a safe space to interact with peers, be physically active and grow overall as people for decades,” Bellmon said. “This funding will provide much-needed upgrades to this aging facility and give families and young people in Lawncrest the opportunity to play in a new, safe and clean environment.”

The Statewide Local Share Account funding comes from the PA Race Horse Development and Gaming Act, which provides for the distribution of gaming revenues through the Commonwealth Financing Authority to support projects in the public interest within Pennsylvania.

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