Some Chichester town officials are concerned about spending $9,000 on improvements to Carpenter Memorial Park despite securing about $90,000 in federal grants to aid the effort. Photographed on Monday, February 6, 2012.
Proposed improvements at Chichester's Carpenter Park would be mostly covered by grants, but the town's budget committee is not on board because $9,000 - a fraction of the overall $150,000 project - would be raised by taxes. Those who drafted the enhancements say it's a small price for a big payoff - new… 14