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Linn County to seek grant for John Neal Park upgrades

ALBANY — Linn County Parks & Recreation director Stacey Whaley was given a green light by the Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning to apply for a grant from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to make improvements at John Neal Memorial Park near Lyons.

The money would come from the Local Government Grant Program. Whaley said after the meeting that the amount of the grant request will be determined after engineering estimates are complete. If…