Logan Township is applying for $309,000 from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for a proposed soccer field project at Strawberry Hills in the Juniata section of the township.
The grant would require a 100% match.
The total project, now estimated at $1.4 million, calls for two fields, a restroom, a pavilion, a playground, a concession stand, a parking lot and paths between those facilities, according to Planning Director Cassandra Schmick.
The township has also applied for a $1 million Local Share Account-Statewide grant for the project.
The township has already received a $150,000 grant for the project from the Department of Community and Economic Development, Schmick said at a meeting this week.
That DCED money can’t be used for excavation or grading, however, which would cost about $550,000, she said.
The site requires extensive grading.
If the township were to receive money for grading or if a local excavator were to provide the work for free, DCNR would more likely allocate the $309,000 grant for the field, she said.
DCNR wants to see that applicants have the wherewithal to make projects happen before committing, she said.
Help from a local excavating company would be “awesome,” Schmick said.
The proposed recreation project would be a “huge addition” for the area, said Supervisors Chairman Jim Patterson.
Mirror Staff Writer William Kibler is at 814-949-7038.
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