Lynwood Park Receives Grant for Outdoor Fitness Center

The Lynwood Recreation and Community Services Department will be able to add some new facilities and carry out some renovations in Lynwood City Park thanks to a $250,000 grant from the Los Angeles County Regional Park & Open Space District.

According to a city of Lynwood issued press release, the Recreation and Community Services Department will use and allocate the money in the following ways:

-$160,000 will be used to build a new outdoor fitness zone, which will be located in the south side of the park, where a playground formerly stood. The exercising area will host weather proof outdoor fitness machines and be housed under a shade structure.

-$50,000 will be used to fully renovate the south side tennis courts. The courts are to be repainted and resurfaced. The gates, signage, benches and trashcans will be replaced.

-$21,000 will be allocated to resurface all three of the athletic baseball fields at Lynwood City Park.

-$19,000 will be set aside to renew the outdoor basketball courts within the park. The money will also help to fully replace the gates, backboards and the rims. New benches are also to be added for court side seating. The playing area will also be resurfaced and painted.

The projects are expected to be finished by the end of the fiscal year 2013-14.

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