(Photo Provided by Councilman Donald Walker)
Story by Beaver County Radio news Correspondent Sandy Giordano
Monday, January 24, 2022 at 7:14 AM
(Aliquippa, Pa.) Aliquippa Councilman Donald Walker reported Sunday, January 24, 2022, that T-Mobile presented a $50,000 grant to the City of Aliquippa’s Parks and Recreation Department last Thursday, January 20, 2022, at the T-Mobile Store located on Brodhead Road in Aliquippa.
Councilman Walker thanked the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and T-Mobile.
Councilman Walker said that for over 20 years the children living on Plan 11 living from 1st through 7th Avenue had nowhere to play and now they will. The new park will be located at Third Avenue and Jefferson Street in the city. There will be two playgrounds built for different age groups and a half basketball court. . The check was presented by store management to Mayor Dwan B. Walker and AEDC representative Laura Rubino.
The hard work of Councilman Walker, Finance Chairman and Councilwoman Jennifer Milliner, parks and recreation chairman as well as the efforts of Code enforce officer Jim Bologna, Janine of R.A.R Engineering, and the design of the playground from Kevin of play-core were all applauded.
They are planning and construction of the playgrounds to be done early this year and the kids should be playing by late spring or early summer this year.