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Sioux City seeks Vision Iowa grant for all-season park

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December 10th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sioux City park officials say an all-season park planned to open next year could get more than $300,000 from a state tourism program. The Sioux City Journal reports city officials pitched the Cone Park project to the Vision Iowa board on Wednesday.

The city has requested a $318,000 grant from the state program that funds cultural, entertainment and education attractions. The $4 million all-season park near the IBP Ice Center will include a sledding hill, ice skating pond and splash pad.

Most of the money will come from philanthropist Ruth Cone who left $2.6 million when she died in 1981. The city, Woodbury County and Missouri River Historical Development group are also providing funds. The Vision Iowa board is expected to vote on the proposal in January.