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Woodford County fiscal court approves grant applications, match for Hunter Town Community Interpretive Park
Summary
The Woodford County Fiscal Court voted to apply for a Recreational Trails grant and a Cabinet for Economic Development grant for the Hunter Town Community Interpretive Park and adopted two resolutions reserving a 20% local match and authorizing a $47,500 grant application.
The Woodford County Fiscal Court on Tuesday approved grant applications and adopted two resolutions to support development of the Hunter Town Community Interpretive Park in Versailles.
The court voted to approve an application for a Recreational Trails grant and to adopt Resolution 2025-04, which reserves a 20% local match of the project cost. It also adopted Resolution 2025-05 authorizing application for the “Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation” grant for up to $47,500 from the Cabinet for Economic Development. Judge Executive presided; both motions were moved by Squire Gill and seconded by Squire Blackford and carried with all present voting in favor.
The measures are intended to advance construction and programming at Hunter Town Community Interpretive Park, which leaders and volunteers say interprets and honors the history of an African American free town that preceded modern Versailles. The court and presenters noted the timing ahead of Juneteenth events connected to the park’s outreach.
Sue Finney, speaking for the Hunter Town Community Interpretive Park project, outlined recent recognition and forthcoming events. “We were featured as a presenter at the recent Historic Preservation Conference in Newport,” Finney said, and added the project has been recognized by the Kentucky Landscape Architecture Society and the Kentucky Heritage Council. Finney thanked the fiscal court and volunteers and noted requests to participate in the annual Freedom Day Fest at Camp Nelson National Monument.
Judge Executive and several magistrates said the county’s support reflects community collaboration between volunteers, the county parks and rec department, and the University of Kentucky’s Department of Landscape Architecture, which participated in a multi-year Sustainability Challenge Grant tied to the park’s planning.
Court minutes show the motions were moved by Squire Gill and seconded by Squire Blackford; the court recorded the motions as approved without objection. The court also approved permitting the park’s “Back the Track” event on Aug. 15, which was discussed earlier in the committee report.
The court did not specify the total project cost or the exact dollar amount of the 20% match in its motions; the resolutions adopted reserve the match but the full project budget was not read into the record during the motion.
The court’s record indicates staff will return with more information about the park’s grant applications and implementation steps as the projects progress.
