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Sarasota News Leader September 27, 2013 Page 115 Siesta Seen playground for children ages 2 to 12 and a ga- The application will go to DEP's Florida Reczebo as part of the improvements at Turtle reation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP), the memo notes, which provides Beach Park. funding "to local government entities for acThe item was on the board's Sept. 24 consent quisition and development of land for public outdoor recreation use or to construct recreagenda. ational trails," the memo adds. The grant amount sought is $111,000, accord- The primary goal of the grant application, the ing to a memo Carolyn Brown, director of the memo notes, "is to provide improved public Parks and Recreation Department, wrote to amenities at Turtle Beach Park." An existing small playground would be replaced with the the commission. Picnic areas and an outdoor shower are located in shady areas of Turtle Beach Park. Photo by Rachel Hackney