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Rocky Mount staff present Stith-Talbert Park master plan and targeting of grant funding
Summary
Parks staff briefed council on the Stith-Talbert Park master plan, public input results and a grant strategy that targets roughly $1 million to $1.2 million from multiple state and federal programs; the plan is scheduled for adoption on the next council agenda and would not obligate city funds unless grants are secured.
Parks and recreation staff told the Rocky Mount City Council Committee of the Whole that they have completed a master plan for Stith-Talbert Park and plan to ask the council to adopt that plan at the next regular meeting. Staff outlined public-input results, project priorities and a grant-targeting strategy that aims to assemble roughly $1 million to $1.2 million in outside funding.
Joel, the parks and recreation director, said the master plan consolidates prior planning and public input for the combined Stith and Talbert park properties and that staff will bring an adoption item to the April 28 council meeting. "We're here today to just give you an update on, the Stuttgart Park, master plan, that we're asking you to adopt, here at the…
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