Thanks to ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds, a Logan County community is going to be investing in some of its parks.

Lincoln Mayor Tracy Welch indicates they have four parks they are targeting with some minor improvements to the tune of about $250,000 in total.

Thanks to increased flexibility regulations from the federal government regarding ARPA dollars, Mayor Welch says that is going to allow them to take on all these projects now.

Allison Park in the Mayfair subdivision is destined for some ADA-compliant updates along. Mayor Welch points out that might be the most extensive of the work they have planned but feels the other improvements will be welcomed.

The property in downtown Lincoln where Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital used to be is now a green space and Mayor Welch points out there is going to be a dog park going in on that property. Like a lot of the conversation surrounding that property over the years, a dog park has been much talked about among the ideas in that time.  

According to Mayor Welch, there will still be spare space on the property, and believes there will be plenty of space for other things down the road.