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Mayor highlights recent grants, Old Glory Outdoor Classroom and grant applications to fund Riverdale projects
Summary
Mayor Mitchell reported the city recently received a roughly $22,000 RAMP grant for an Old Glory Days event and discussed a proposed Old Glory Outdoor Classroom and future grant applications including a potential $200,000 outdoor recreation request.
At the Riverdale City Council meeting on March 4, Mayor Mitchell updated the council on recent grant activity and upcoming applications.
The mayor said the city received one RAMP grant — roughly $22,000 — to support the city’s Old Glory Days celebration. Planning staff member Miss Maragoni described a complementary Old Glory Outdoor Classroom concept: a flag display with bench seating near the north end of a park, later to be augmented by historical signs and trailway enhancements. The Lions Club pledged to purchase the flag component.
Maragoni said the Old Glory Outdoor Classroom concept grew out of a planning commission comment and that she solicited letters of support from schools and community groups. She noted that retroactive applications for some grants are not permitted, but other outdoor recreation grants require shovel‑ready projects. Maragoni said she had applied to the Department of Natural Resources Office of Outdoor Recreation for an outdoor recreation grant of $200,000 for the approved playground, adding those grants typically require design and engineering to be complete to be considered shovel ready.
Mayor Mitchell summarized lessons from applying for RAMP funds and urged residents to suggest projects for future applications. He noted WakeCog’s announcement that the RAMP program had about $7 million available and that most submitted projects were funded; he said Washington Terrace received $500,000 for pickleball courts. The mayor encouraged more proactive grant writing and said staff will pursue further grant opportunities as part of the city’s capital plan.
The mayor also relayed a brief Hill Air Force Base update from a recent WakeCog meeting. He said the base requested that residents avoid flying drones over the base and noted the base may ask local law enforcement for assistance when drones leave base jurisdiction. He announced the Northern Utah Development Symposium scheduled for March 19, where Riverdale will be invited to host a booth about its economic development work.
Councilors asked clarifying questions about grant timing, whether municipalities versus nonprofits are eligible for particular awards, and whether some grants can be applied retroactively. Staff said certain grant programs do not allow retroactive funding while others can accept applications for projects that have not yet been constructed if shovel‑ready.
