This project funds design and construction of new park facilities and amenities. Improvements may include, but are not limited to, picnic shelters, seating, courts, hardscape, activation support features, parking, signage, landscaping, walkways, exercise equipment, recreational and site amenities, retaining walls, dog exercise areas, park management support elements, utilities, site work, buildings and other park structures, signage, etc. and are often combined with other projects.

Level-of-effort increase to address improvements and new elements that are generally part of other coordinated capital projects in parks. Also, increase due to the addition of two fiscal years to this ongoing project. FY23 addition of $912,701 State Aid for capital projects at Long Branch - Arliss Neighborhood Park ($362,701), Newport Mill Local Park ($300,000), Strathmore Local Park ($250,000).

2017 Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan. The 2005 Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan. Individual Area Master Plans. Community requests.

Prior year partial capitalization of expenditures through FY16 totaled $2,345,000.

Expenditures will continue indefinitely. M-NCPPC asserts that this project conforms to the requirement of relevant local plans, as required by the Maryland Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act.