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Wasatch County parks board outlines grant-backed projects, warns of 50% county match requirement
Summary
Board member Tom (board member) told the Wasatch County Parks and Recreation SSD No. 21 governing board on Feb. 11 that staff is pursuing several grant-funded capital projects and that counties face a larger local match than cities for those grants.
Board member Tom (board member) told the Wasatch County Parks and Recreation SSD No. 21 governing board on Feb. 11 that staff is pursuing several grant-funded capital projects and that counties face a larger local match than cities for those grants.
The board discussed two near-term projects staff said can be covered with modest local matches: installing a perimeter fence at Betts Park to keep small children from reaching the adjacent road, and adding a tarp to the outdoor arena so the facility can continue to generate event revenue after heavy rain. "Our mission in this department, without a doubt, is to keep kids safe," Tom said.
The nut graf: The discussion lays out how the department plans to pair available grant dollars with local matching funds to preserve event revenue and improve accessibility across county parks, while flagging that the…
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