The alaska division of parks and outdoor recreation will subgrant the lwcf award to the city borough of juneau to renovate sigoowu YE park

The National Park Service awarded a $775,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. The grant will be subawarded to the City and Borough of Juneau to renovate Sigoowu Ye Park. The project will replace the outdated playground with new, accessible, and inclusive play structures, including poured-in-place rubber surfacing to improve accessibility and reduce maintenance costs. Additional improvements include new energy-efficient lighting, sidewalks, park furnishings, picnic facilities, and landscaping. The project will significantly enhance access to play and recreational opportunities for children in the economically disadvantaged Lemon Creek neighborhood, which is home to the Juneau landfill and correctional center. Over 100 community members participated in the park planning process, far exceeding typical engagement for other local park projects.

The project will replace the antiquated playground with new accessible and inclusive playground with agespecific play structures including pouredinplace rubber surfacing to improve accessibility and reduce maintenance costs. Other improvements include new energyefficient lowglare led lighting throughout the park new sidewalks new park furnishings picnic facilities benches and signage and landscaping. The outcome of the project will significantly improve access to play and recreational opportunities for children in lemon creek. This is the only neighborhood park serving lemon creek which is one of juneaus most economically disadvantaged neighborhoods that is also home to the juneau landfill and lemon creek correctional center. Over 100 people participated in park planning meetings during the summer of 2023 far more than participated in any other park planning project in the last 20 years.