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A $7,500 Realtors grant helped bring a new slide to Wellton’s Butterfield Park
The Town confirms the completed playground addition. The Yuma Association of Realtors identifies a $7,500 National Association of Realtors Placemaking Grant behind it.
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Not every civic improvement needs a giant price tag to be worth noticing. Sometimes it is a new slide at the park.
The Town of Wellton announced Oct. 22 that a playground slide had been installed at Butterfield Park. Mayor Michelle Jones, council members, Town staff and community members attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The Town credited Kristan Sheppeard with helping secure funding through the Yuma Association of Realtors. It also recognized Jones and the Public Works and Butterfield Parks and Golf departments for their contributions.
There is now a more precise figure than the “over $7,000” in the initial news coverage. The association’s Oct. 22 press release, attached to KYMA’s report, identifies a $7,500 National Association of Realtors Placemaking Grant.
That is the association’s stated grant amount. It is not a verified total project cost. Neither the Town announcement nor the reviewed release provides a complete invoice or accounting of any additional Town contribution.
What is established by the Town’s announcement is the completed addition. For families who use Butterfield Park, that is the part they can actually use.
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- Primary source · Public statementTown of Wellton: Community partnership brings new slide to Butterfield Park
Town confirms the completed slide, ceremony and partner contributions, including Kristan Sheppeard and the Yuma Association of Realtors. Does not state the grant amount or total cost.
- Primary source · Public statementYuma Association of Realtors: $7,500 Butterfield Park placemaking grant release
Original association press release hosted as an attachment by KYMA. Identifies a $7,500 National Association of Realtors Placemaking Grant for the completed slide. The grant figure is the association’s statement, not an independently audited invoice or total project cost.