Rotary Club of Saipan\u2019s Kagman park project might start seeing improvements this year if funding from the Northern Marianas Housing Corp.\u2019s Community Development Block Grant is pushed through and accepted.<\/p>\n
Brian Clayton, Rotary Club director for community services, said the Kagman park project design is intended to make the Kagman Community Center more inviting and more usable to the public.<\/p>\n
This includes a full renovation of the basketball court, a built-in fence around the property line for the basketball court, bleachers with a roof, a playground, and seating area.<\/p>\n
Clayton said so far Rotary has saved from $15,000 to $30,000, but this is not enough to supplement the bigger phase of the project. Clayton said the CDBG funding from NMHC will help the club\u2019s community project if NMHC accepts their application.<\/p>\n
Clayton noted that the project\u2019s estimated cost is between $150,000 and $200,000.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur design basically is that the basketball court will eventually become a full court with bleachers and a cover for the bleachers, a fence, children\u2019s playground, and sitting area at the back. Everything is going to be within the center\u2019s area,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Clayton said they will submit their application to NMHC on April 6.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo the proposals that we\u2019re going to turn in on April 6, we will find out if it is accepted and then hopefully get construction going and get it done. As of now there is nothing happening yet, we need additional funding. The funding from CDBG will supplement the project,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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