Know the News - Do local parks need "friends" to help with projects?

Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Aug 25 2023 | 00:17:01

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Members of Fayetteville’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board have been working to establish a “friends of” group that would raise money for the city’s parks system. Department heads say raising extra money would help expedite development of park projects. We talk with Stephen Sheely, the advisory board’s vice chairman, on this week’s edition of the Know the News podcast.

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