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Parks staff prepare grant applications for Ned Hout Park fencing and trail work
Summary
Parks staff said they will apply for a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant for up to $1 million to install fencing and begin trails work at Ned Hout Park; they also plan a Recreational Trails Plus application and have begun engineering work on a parking lot at the park.
Parks staff told the Clovis Parks and Recreation Advisory Board they plan to submit grant applications to fund fencing and early trail work at Ned Hout Park and to advance engineering for a parking area.
Russell Hooper, parks maintenance, said staff and consultants have begun engineering work for a parking lot at the park’s back corner and have started drainage studies. "At Ned Halk, we've started the process. We met with Jackie Fishman and, started working on the engineering aspect for that parking lot in the back corner," Hooper said in the meeting (transcript spelling varies; see clarifying details).
City staff said they will apply when the state Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) program reopens, seeking approximately $1,000,000 to install fencing and begin trails work at the park. Staff also said a state matching grant program may be available to offset the local match. The board was told staff will assemble an application for the September opening of the LWCF round and that Logan and other staff will work on the submission.
Board members also said they plan to pursue a Recreational Trails Plus grant for additional segments of the Ned Hout project.
No formal board vote was recorded on the grant applications; staff reported these as planned actions and asked the board for input. The grant applications and any required matches or contracts will return to the appropriate city decision-making body for approval as required by city procurement and grant policies.
Staff noted maintenance workload and staffing gaps: parks maintenance remains short several employees, which staff said could affect timetables for construction oversight if grants are awarded.
