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Hooper staff to submit RAMP grant package for Tomato Days, park upgrades and portable bleachers

Hooper City Council · January 17, 2025
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Summary

City staff said they will submit a combined RAMP grant application the next day, seeking roughly $130,550 for Centennial/Tomato Days programming and requests for park improvements including parking-lot work, sprinklers and a power upgrade; a separate bleacher purchase was estimated at $198,900 with $85,000 available in park impact fees.

Cammy (finance staff) told the council the city will submit RAMP grant applications the next day and requested a council signature on a single cover letter combining three park/event requests tied to the Centennial/Tomato Days celebration.

Cammy said the combined RAMP ask for Tomato Days and related celebration activities totals $130,550 and emphasized the city would not obligate city funds for projects that depend on the grant: "If we don't get them, we don't do them," she said.

Details and project estimates: staff…

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