俄亥俄州奇利科西复兴工程完工：逾3,500万美元改造约克坦吉公园
俄亥俄州州长迈克·德温（Mike DeWine）与州发展厅厅长莉迪娅·米哈利克（Lydia Mihalik）11月6日来到该州罗斯县奇利科西市（Chillicothe），庆祝约克坦吉公园（Yoctangee Park）多项重大复兴工程完工。该公园紧邻奇利科西历史悠久的「第一首府区」。
这批工程由德温设立的「市中心与目的地计划」投入逾3,500万美元，项目包括一座新的户外圆形剧场与多功能凉亭、历史军械库翻修、一座新棒球场、一座新滑板公园、多座匹克球场、翻新的网球场，以及新增的人行道与绿地。
德温说：「作为俄亥俄州的首府所在地、四处霍普韦尔仪式土丘群的所在地，奇利科西确实是俄亥俄州最受珍爱的文化与历史宝藏之一，我的政府很自豪能投资这些变革性工程。这些改善创造了新的、更好的公共空间，让家庭可以相聚、邻里可以连接、游客可以了解奇利科西的特别之处。」
「市中心与目的地计划」由德温于2024年设立，旨在振兴历史市中心区、创造新的休闲机会并提升阿巴拉契亚社区文化景点的游客体验；它是「阿巴拉契亚社区拨款计划」的三项倡议之一，该计划是德温与州议会于2022年为俄亥俄州32个阿巴拉契亚县推出的5亿美元投资。
（来源：俄亥俄州州长办公室）
DeWine Celebrates More Than $35 Million in Revitalization Projects in Chillicothe
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik visited Chillicothe, in Ross County, Ohio, on November 6 to celebrate the completion of several significant revitalization projects in Yoctangee Park, adjacent to Chillicothe's historic First Capital District.
The projects were funded with more than $35 million from Governor DeWine's Downtowns and Destinations Initiative and include a new outdoor amphitheater and multipurpose pavilion, renovations to the historic Armory, a new baseball field, a new skatepark, new pickleball courts, renovated tennis courts, and additional sidewalks and greenspace.
"As Ohio's first capital and the home of four Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, Chillicothe is truly one of Ohio's most beloved cultural and historical treasures, and my administration was proud to invest in these transformational projects," DeWine said. "These improvements create new and improved public spaces where families can gather, neighbors can connect, and visitors can learn about what makes Chillicothe so special."
DeWine created the Downtowns and Destinations Initiative in 2024 to revitalize historic downtown districts, create new recreation opportunities and amplify visitor experiences at cultural sites in Ohio's Appalachian communities. It is one of three initiatives funded under the Appalachian Community Grant Program, an unprecedented $500 million investment in Ohio's 32 Appalachian counties developed by DeWine and the Ohio General Assembly in 2022.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Ohio)
来源：俄亥俄州州长办公室
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图片来源：图：奇利科西的约克坦吉公园（资料图）。CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Yoctangee Park in Chillicothe (file photo). CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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