Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Parks And Recreation topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Montgomery County staff seek $500,000 TAP grant to extend Elton Dean Park trail
Summary
County staff asked the commission to approve a Transportation Alternatives Program grant application to extend a trail behind the pavilion at Elton Dean Park; project estimated at about $500,000 with a 20% local match to be budgeted in FY26.
Montgomery County staff presented a Transportation Alternatives (TAP) grant application seeking to extend a trail behind the pavilion and restroom at Elton Dean Park.
The request, presented by a county staff member identified as Virginia, described the work as part of planned parks-and-recreation improvements and a continuation of elements in the park’s original master plan. Virginia said the project estimate is roughly $500,000 and would require a 20% local match; she said the county plans to include the match in the FY26 budget.
Regina Walker, the county’s deputy administrator, told commissioners Goodwill Mills and Kaywood shared the original master plan and that the proposed trail aligns with that plan. Commissioners asked whether the county already has an open TAP grant; staff said the county currently has one and that jurisdictions may have multiple open grants while they move through application, agreement and implementation cycles.
No formal vote appears on the transcript. Staff indicated the item will return on a future agenda for formal consideration.
"Dean Park is probably one of the parks that's rented more than others," Virginia said, describing the intent to increase park usability.
The county said it has coordinated with engineering staff and plans to use the parks-and-rec master plan to guide which sites receive matching funds. The presenter said detailed drawings are available for commissioners on request.
If approved, the project would be matched locally and implemented through the county’s engineering and parks divisions; staff did not provide a firm construction schedule on the record.
