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Parks board recommends city apply for $6.6 million state LPRF grant for six parks
Summary
The Hendersonville Parks Board voted to recommend that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) authorize a state Local Parks and Recreation Fund (LPRF) application seeking roughly $6.6 million to fund improvements across six parks, with a 50/50 state–city match and part of the city’s match accounted for by Durham Farms land value.
The Hendersonville Parks Board voted to recommend that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen authorize a Local Parks and Recreation Fund application that would request roughly $6,600,000 in state funds to support improvements at six parks.
Parks staff said the application package covers Drakes Creek Park, Sanders Ferry Park, Veterans Park, Memorial Park, the Rugby complex and Mallard Point, and emphasizes Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades, lighting conversions to LED, parking and walking-loop repaving, turf work on infields, playground renovation, and boat-ramp and dock improvements. "Drakes Creek Park proposing to rebuild the concession restroom building there. Turfing the infield of Field 5," staff said, and described similar site-specific requests for the other parks.
The grant is competitive and requires a 50/50 match; staff said the city would use a mix of cash and in‑kind contributions and that the application counts Durham Farms land value toward the city match. "So essentially, I think it's about $2,000,000 that the city would be paying out of the PIPP fund, for the $6,600,000 of improvements for this project scope," a parks presenter said.
Staff also told the board the state (TDEC) requires a series of prescribed slides, site photos, maps and a current park master plan; the city is proposing a scope that includes a required update of the park master plan, which expires at year-end. The application would include site plans and a proposed project timetable; staff said the project would be completed well within the three‑year window the state requires once a contract begins.
Board members moved to recommend that BOMA authorize the city to apply; the motion carried unanimously.
If BOMA approves authorization, staff will finalize the application materials and submit them to TDEC for review. The board did not adopt final contracts or construction authorizations; those would be separate decisions if the grant is awarded.
