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State presents Shelbyville with multimillion-dollar parks grant for Griffin Park improvements
Summary
A state official presented Shelbyville city leaders with a multimillion-dollar check for park improvements at Griffin Park; city staff said the funds will be used for playing fields and related equipment, though meeting remarks included two different dollar amounts.
A state official presented what he called a $2,500,000 grant to Shelbyville on behalf of the Office of Outdoor Recreation to fund local parks and recreation improvements at Griffin Park.
Daniel Jackson, representing the Office of Outdoor Recreation, delivered the award during the Feb. study session and said, “on behalf of the state, the office of outdoor recreation, very proud and honored to present Shelbyville with the check for $2,500,000 going towards the local parks and recreation fund, project out there in Griffin Park.”
City manager Scott Collins told the council the funds are intended for soccer fields and associated equipment. Collins also stated later in the meeting that the city was “really grateful to the state to get that” and referenced a $5,000,000 figure while discussing field plans, creating an inconsistency between the amount Jackson announced and the larger figure used by city staff during discussion.
The check presentation was informal; council members and staff discussed logistics and next steps, including purchasing equipment after the city receives the funds and coordinating construction work and storage. Collins said the grant award paperwork is being completed and that once funds are received the city will buy approved equipment. No formal council vote to accept the grant was recorded in the study session minutes.
City staff and council members also discussed using the master plan work for parks and recreation to guide placement of fields and to pursue related grants and partnerships. Parks director Trevor (last name not specified in the transcript) and consultant Kevin of Reagan Smith were present earlier in the meeting to discuss the trails and greenways master plan, which city staff said positions Shelbyville to pursue additional grant funding.
Ending: City staff said they will follow up with administrative steps to receive and expend the award; council action to formally accept or appropriate the funds was not recorded at the study session and may appear on an upcoming regular meeting agenda.
