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Ripley OKs Mid South Development District to administer $2 million-plus grant for UT Martin child care center
Summary
The Board authorized a professional services agreement with Mid South Development District to administer a Connected Communities Facility 2 grant of more than $2 million to expand a UT Martin Ripley Center childcare facility run with the YMCA.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Ripley approved a professional services agreement with the Mid South Development District to administer the Connected Communities Facility 2 grant that will fund expansion of a childcare center at the UT Martin Ripley Center.
City leaders said the grant exceeds $2,000,000 and will be used to convert existing space at the UT Martin Ripley Center into a daycare facility. The city noted the building already has sprinklers, a roof and walls; the project will reconfigure interior space and the YMCA and UT Martin Ripley will operate and administer the center once completed. The Mid South Development District (MDD) will handle grant administration if the agreement is approved.
The board moved to approve the contract, and the transcript records a roll-call vote in which aldermen responded yes on the record; the presiding officer announced the motion passed. The motion on the record shows "Mister Thompson" moved and "Miss Olsen" seconded the agreement.
City officials said the grant funds will come into the city's hands and be administered through the agreement. The transcript does not include the executed contract or the grant agreement language; it reports only the board's authorization for MDD to provide grant administration services.
