Ashland Parks & Recreation was awarded a $1-million state grant funding the first phase of the new East Main Park, which includes this proposed bike pump track. Another $720,000 grant will cover the resurfacing of the tennis courts at Hunter Park.

Ashland Parks & Recreation has received more than $1.7 million in state grants that will cover major developments at two parks.

The largest of the two Oregon Parks and Recreation Department local government grants approved Wednesday by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission is $1 million covering the first phase of the upcoming East Main Park, which will include a bicycle pump track and skills park, according to a news release from Ashland Parks & Recreation.

Another $720,000 grant approved Wednesday will cover the resurfacing of the tennis courts at Hunter Park.

Ashland Parks & Recreation has two years to spend the funds for the two projects, according to the agency.

Terms of the grants require a 40% match from the Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission for each project, according to the release. The local government grant program funds projects that are in line with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission’s comprehensive outdoor recreation plan.