Park district meeting 6:30 tonight

The Coulee Area Park and Recreation District will hold a meeting at the former middle school in Grand Coulee tonight at 6:30 p.m. 

Commissioner Kevin Portch said previously that the financial viability of the group’s ability to continue maintaining North Dam Park would be discussed at the meeting, with the group’s budget being in precarious standing as described in recent issues of The Star. 

Things have been looking up for the group, however, with a GoFundMe page having raised $5,600 towards the cause, and the group needing an estimated $7,000-$10,000 to continue funding operation of the park past August. 

The group has also been looking into grants while at the same time looking to begin a new contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which owns the land, their old contract having expired at the end of 2021, creating CAPRD’s current financial squeeze.