City of Fort Morgan issued the following announcement on June 4.
The City of Fort Morgan’s Brenda Joy Bike Park has been recognized with a Colorado Lottery Starburst Award.
Starburst Awards honor excellence in the use of Lottery funds for community and conservation projects. The Brenda Joy Bike Park project received Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) funds of $44,693 that were invested in the 8,000-square-foot park. The grant allowed for the installation of 16 different bike features installed adjacent to the skate park that was also built in recent years with similar grant funds.
Nearly $5 million in lottery funds are represented by the 11 Starburst-winning projects across the state. These funds are distributed through grants via GOCO as well as the Conservation Trust Fund (CTF), Colorado Parks & Wildlife, and Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST).
"With so many projects funded with lottery dollars, it’s sometimes easy to forget all the different types of outdoor projects that result from lottery revenue,” said Tom Seaver, director of the Colorado Lottery. “This year’s Starburst Awards showcase the diverse uses of Lottery money -- ballfields, bike parks, playgrounds, riparian zones, and of course, massive land purchases. These Starburst awards demonstrate just a fraction of the ways lottery dollars are at work wherever and however Coloradans like to play."
Starburst Award submissions include programs and projects such as parks, playgrounds, outdoor recreation facilities, land conservation, trail enhancement, open space acquisition, wildlife natural resource preservation, and public school improvements.
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