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City to pursue $3 million GOMESA grant for Honor Park improvements
Summary
Council introduced a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a contract with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for $3,000,000 in GOMESA funds to help develop trails and amenities at Honor Park.
The council introduced a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a contract with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to receive $3,000,000 in Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) funds for improvements at Honor Park.
City Attorney David Connor told the council the contract would support construction of multi-use trails, restroom amenities and related public improvements at Honor Park. The item was presented as a budgeted project; the resolution was introduced and will appear on the August 4 agenda for formal action.
Councilmembers expressed support for accepting state funds; no objections were recorded in the transcript. The presentation included historical context that the city had purchased the parcel several years earlier and had previously planned related projects using GOMESA funds.
