County OKs up to $13.5 million Triumph Gulf Coast grant for Project Safety buildings at Opportunity Park

The Wakulla County Board of County Commissioners approved a grant agreement with Triumph Gulf Coast that would provide up to $13.5 million to construct two buildings at Opportunity Park for a project identified in the agenda as Project Safety/Point Blank enterprises. The board approved the agreement during general business after a staff presentation described the grant as supporting two separate buildings — an 18,000‑square‑foot office facility and a larger 100,000‑square‑foot building — and asked for board approval of the grant agreement. Why it matters: The grant, if executed, would bring state-designated economic recovery funding to a county-owned facility at Opportunity Park and support a private project described in the agenda summary. A commissioner declared a conflict and did not vote; the board approved the item without that commissioner. County staff presented the item to the board and asked for approval of the Triumph Gulf Coast Incorporated grant award agreement for the project labeled in the agenda as “Project Safety or Point Blank enterprises.” The presenter said the grant would “provide funding up to 13 and a half million dollars to construct a facility at Opportunity Park” and then clarified it would support two separate buildings: an 18,000‑square‑foot office facility and a 100,000‑square‑foot building. Commissioner recusal: One commissioner announced a recusal, stating they “work for a vendor that sells products for, operation safety.” Because of that declaration the vote recorded was 4–0 in favor with one recusal. The board chair called for the motion, a second was made, and the item passed with the recusal noted. No other conditions or interlocal approvals were stated on the record. The agenda packet and staff remarks did not specify the grant agreement’s milestones, performance obligations, or any local match; those details were not stated during the presentation and are therefore not included here. What’s next: The board approved the grant agreement on the record; any contract execution, implementation schedule, or additional approvals were not described in the meeting record and would be reflected in subsequent staff reports or the executed agreement.