ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — The St. Johns County Board just approved money for Diamond of Dreams, an all-inclusive park for children with intellectual and physical disabilities.
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On Dec. 9, the board unanimously approved two motions that authorized the use of $2,187,252 in American Rescue Plan Act funds and a funding assistance agreement for the St. Johns County Police Athletic League Diamond of Dreams project.
The park is planned for the southwest part of the county.
According to a news release, the park “plans include a carpeted, wheelchair-accessible baseball field, dugouts, a press box, family seating, ADA-complaint asphalt parking spaces and restroom facilities, and a wheelchair-accessible playground.
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