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Jackson County OKs up to $30,000 to support YMCA's CAT grant application for aquatic park
Summary
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution committing up to $30,000 in local match for a CAT grant application from the Pocahontas Area YMCA to build an aquatic park, conditional on the state award and subject to a wording amendment limiting the county's obligation to "no more than $30,000."
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 30 approved a resolution supporting the Pocahontas Area YMCA’s application for a CAT grant and committing local match of no more than $30,000 if the state award is made. The vote followed a presentation by Josh Bolt, introduced as the city manager for Makoka, and Scott Warren, executive director of the YMCA, who described fundraising, a city TIF pledge and other grants being pursued.
The YMCA representatives told the board they plan a large aquatic feature in a green-space near the YMCA and that the project will rely on multiple funding sources. Scott Warren said the YMCA’s capital campaign has shown feasibility and that private fundraising should raise “well over a million dollars,” and the city has a preliminary TIF commitment of $1.25 million over 20 years pending city council approval.
Bolt and Warren said the county’s role would be limited to a local match in the grant application and in-kind engineering assistance—curb surveying and horizontal infrastructure layout—from county staff (identified in discussion as Jaden). The board discussed a wording problem in the draft resolution that read "committing local match in an amount no less than $30,000." Supervisors amended the wording to specify the county commitment as "no more than $30,000."
Mike Steinus made the motion to approve the resolution as amended and it was seconded (recorded in the minutes as seconded by Nin/Ben). Chair Don Smikert called for the vote; the clerk recorded the motion as carried. The resolution was recorded in the meeting as "resolution number 1146-09-30-2025" (as read aloud during the meeting). No specific vote-by-name tally was recorded in the transcript excerpt.
Board members and presenters emphasized the timing for the state CAT grant: the pool of funds is limited and awards are treated on a first-come, first-served basis, and the presenters asked the county to allow the city to list the county’s local match in an October application so it can be considered by the relevant state panel the following month.
The board’s approval was conditional on the grant award; the supervisors did not adopt any bond or spending beyond the commitment language in the resolution, and the transcript records no procurement or contract action taken at the meeting.
The county clerk’s motion text and the resolution language were discussed and corrected on the record to reflect a maximum $30,000 county commitment rather than a minimum.
