Chilton County approves bid advertising for Manuka Park trails; Perkins announces $1.01 million archery grant and pro fishing event
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Summary
The Chilton County Commission authorized advertising bids to build UTV/ATV trails on recently purchased Manuka Park property and heard updates on a $1,010,000 COACA grant to build a community archery park and a professional fishing tournament scheduled for May 2026.
The Chilton County Commission voted unanimously to authorize staff to advertise for bids to build UTV and ATV trails on newly purchased property at Manuka Park, and commissioners heard two park-related announcements from Commissioner Perkins.
Commissioner Perkins told the commission the county’s COACA grant award will fund a community archery park at Manuka Park. “It was going to build a community archery park at Manuka. It's gonna include up to 10 targets, out to 50 yards and then a 3 day walking range,” Perkins said. He gave the grant amount as $1,010,000.
A county staff member described the procurement step that led to the bid request. The staff member told commissioners that final touches on the bid package were underway and that the county’s grant writer supported going ahead and advertising the work.
Perkins also said the Professional Fishing League scheduled a tournament in Chilton County for May 2026; the event will span competition days during the announced week and, according to Perkins, is expected to draw visitors from more than two dozen states.
The commission’s vote authorizes county staff to solicit competitive bids for construction of the UTV/ATV trail system on the newly acquired Manuka property. No construction contract was approved at the meeting; the action was limited to permitting the county to advertise for bids.
Commission staff and the grant writer will prepare the full bid package and administer the procurement process. The county did not provide a final construction schedule, contract award amount, or estimated construction cost at the meeting.
The commission did not place conditions on the solicitation during the vote; commissioners also did not provide an estimated timeline for awarding the work or for starting construction.
Provenance evidence from the meeting transcript: the move to advertise for bids and the staff explanation appear in the discussion about bids for Manuka Park; Perkins’s summary of the COACA grant and the Professional Fishing League schedule appear later in his update on Manuka Park initiatives.