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Irondale holds public hearing on $1 million LWCF grant for civic‑center grounds; PBA to submit application
Summary
Mayor James D. Stewart Jr. opened a public hearing Tuesday to discuss applying for roughly $1 million in Land and Water Conservation Fund grant money to improve recreational features on the land around the Irondale Civic Center.
Mayor James D. Stewart Jr. opened a public hearing Tuesday to discuss applying for roughly $1 million in Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant money to add recreational amenities to the land around the Irondale Civic Center.
The mayor said the grant opportunity would require a 50% local match and that "we already have budgeted $18,000,000 to be able to do renovations at the Civic Center." He said the application would be submitted by the PBA because the PBA owns the land and the city leases it.
The proposed grant-funded improvements under discussion included a splash pad, pickleball courts, a mountain‑bike track, a jogging trail, and a 1,500‑seat amphitheater, along with other recreation elements drawn from the city’s earlier…
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