Lower Towamensing Township will not apply for a grant to make its recreational facility handicapped-accessible due to time constraints.

Instead, it will shift its focus toward funds that may be available next year to achieve that task, as discussed at a special meeting of the township's board of supervisors this morning.Supervisors Chairman Brent Green stated at the brief meeting that the township had planned to apply for the state's Local Share Assessment Fund, Monroe County, to make its building and pavilion at the Stoney Ridge

P.A.R.C. ADA accessible.However, Green said the LSA application is due by Sept. 30, which he noted isn't enough time to complete it."We'll keep it in mind for next year," Green said. "We'll apply for a DCED (Department of Community & Economic Development) grant and contact DCNR (Department of Community & Natural Resources)."Supervisor Ron Walbert said he was fine with that, as long as supervisors are able to "get a firm game plan" and "come to a consensus."Supervisor Jesse Mendez added, "Whatever monies we can get, we get."As required under Act 71 (The Gaming Act), DCED has developed program guidelines for LSA funds in Monroe County.Uses for LSA funds include economic development; community development and public interest projects in Monroe County and the following counties contiguous to: Carbon, Lackawanna, Northampton, Pike and Wayne.Grant amounts vary based on the specific project requirements.A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the park along Fireline Road in June of 2009.The township purchased the land from the Knights of Columbus in 2000.