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Jefferson, Granite Falls Among Recipients in Nearly $10 Million Parks and Recreation Grants Round

Gov. Josh Stein announced over $9.8 million in parks and recreation grants distributed to 25 local projects across North Carolina, with Jefferson and Granite Falls among the recipients. The funding is intended to support parks and recreation initiatives in the High Country communities.

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♥ Why this matters

Jefferson and Granite Falls landed money in Gov. Stein's latest parks and recreation grant round, pulling in a slice of the $9.8 million that went to 25 projects across the state. The funding is sparse and scattered thin when you look at what these towns actually need to fix aging playgrounds, build trail systems, or expand what passes for a town park in a place this size. It is not nothing.

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