May 19, 2022–Pa. House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton joined Mayor Jim Kenney, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell, Rebuild Philadelphia Executive Director Kira Strong, and other community leaders to present a $4.5 million grant to Francis J. Myers Recreation Center.
The grant was awarded through the state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program and will be used to invest in: Environmental remediation to the site. Significant improvements to the recreation center and gymnasium.
Updated plumbing, mechanical systems, and electrical, including fire alarm and fire protection.
Increased building accessibility, including an elevator.
Additional field and site improvements.
“The Francis J. Myers Rec Center is a critical hub that many of our neighbors, especially our young people, rely on in southwest Philly,” said McClinton, DPhila./
Delaware. “As we face the challenges of gun violence and work to find effective solutions, places like Myers Rec play a vital role in our fight to protect our neighborhoods by providing our children with important activities, resources, and a safe space to frequent. I am so grateful for all they do for our community and am excited for the upgrades that these dollars will make happen.”
RACP is administered by the Office of the Budget for the acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational, and historical improvement projects. RACP projects are authorized in the Redevelopment Assistance section of the Capital Budget Itemization Act, have a regional or multi-jurisdictional impact, and generate substantial increases or maintain current levels of employment, tax revenues, or other measures of economic activity.
RACP projects are state-funded projects that cannot obtain primary funding under other state programs.
