Lehighton to submit grant to complete upper park project

Lehighton plans to submit a grant to complete its upper park project.

Borough council last week approved a resolution for the Local Share Grant Application in the amount of $599,667.

Borough manager Nicole Beckett said the Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program and Multimodal Transportation Grants the borough has currently do not cover the costs of completing the project in whole. Beckett added that the borough is seeking additional funds to do so.

The borough received funding from the Commonwealth Financing Authority.

Under the Act 13 Grant Program, the borough will receive $150,000 for improvements to the Upper Park Amphitheater, as well as $200,000 from the Multimodal Transportation Funds for streetscape and pedestrian improvements to the streets around Upper Park.