Cully Park receives Metro Council grant for renovations
May 24, 2012
By Sophia Kecskes
Thomas Cully Park in Northeast Portland is soon be transformed, thanks to a grant the Metro Council awarded last Thursday.
With a $577,000 grant, the park won’t look like the 25-acre landfill it currently is for much longer. The renovation plan calls for walking trails, a soccer field and basketball court, picnic areas, a community garden, parking, and a sidewalk connecting the park to a safe crossing of NE Killingsworth Street.
The grant will allow us to take a big step forward in fulfilling the dream of Portland Parks & Recreation's Cully Park Master Plan, bringing a much-needed new park to the Cully neighborhood.
The Nature in Neighborhoods capital grants program has invested more than $6.6 million in local natural areas since it began in 2006. Grants are designed to help nature thrive in urban communities.