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Virgin staff to seek Utah Outdoor Recreation grant to refurbish BMX track
Summary
Council was told staff plans to apply for a Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant (application window Feb. 1–Mar. 17) to refurbish the town BMX track; the town would need to provide matching funds and budget for those in the next fiscal year if awarded.
A town official (unnamed) told the Virgin Town Council at its Feb. 12 work session that staff plans to apply for the Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant Program to fund refurbishment of the town’s BMX track.
The official said the grant application window opened Feb. 1 and closes March 17. She said the town must provide matching funds if selected and that grant awards would not be decided until around June; any awarded funds would come to the town in the following fiscal year and the matching funds would need to be included in that budget.
Why it matters: a successful grant could provide state-funded support to refurbish recreational infrastructure, but would require the town to commit local matching funds when the award is made.
Details from the work session: staff prepared a proposal and commissioned an economic analysis from a town resident (Trevor) to evaluate whether the BMX track investment would be worth the town’s matching contribution. The official said the track operator currently has no formal agreement with the town and that creating an agreement should be addressed in budget planning.
Next steps: staff will present a formal proposal to the council seeking permission to apply and, if the grant is awarded, council would need to allocate matching funds in the next fiscal-year budget.
No dollar amounts for the grant or the required match were provided in the work-session discussion.
