Fiscal court approves roughly $1.4 million in one-time park improvement grants for five sites

Todd County Fiscal Court approved funding requests for five local park projects with a combined total of about $1.4 million.

The court considered applications from Cliffy School Park, Elton Park, Guthrie, Sharon Road Park and Trenton. The projects include a mix of capital improvements such as a 60-by-80 building (Cliffy School Park), lighting and pickleball facilities and a digital sign (Elton Park), a pavilion and restroom/concession work (Guthrie), a concrete walking trail and playground equipment (Sharon Road), and safety and drainage improvements for an existing walking trail (Trenton).

The county judge summarized each request and read proposed amounts: Cliffy School Park asked for $307,275 for a building with HVAC, plumbing and fixtures; Elton Park requested $311,000 for courts, lighting, a digital sign and other site features; Guthrie requested about $208,009.49 for a new pavilion and restrooms; Sharon Road’s request was approximately $332,006.02 for a walking trail and courts; and Trenton’s request totaled about $236,007.75. The judge said the five requests together totaled about $1.4 million and that the county would act as the fiscal agent for payments and recordkeeping.

The judge noted these are one-time funds and that if projects exceed the awarded amounts there is no guarantee of additional county funding. He thanked Representative Petrie, Senator Wilson and the governor for legislative support that made the funds available. The court moved, seconded and approved the projects by voice vote and instructed that invoices be submitted through the county so the county can maintain records of expenditures.

Court action: approved five park project awards totaling approximately $1.4 million; county staff to process invoices and issue payments up to awarded amounts.