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Finance committee approves $1.2M gift, authorizes USTA grant application for tennis center expansion
Summary
The finance committee authorized the city to apply for a $200,000 USTA no-match grant and accepted a $1.2 million donation from the estate of Emily Baker to add three hard courts at the Tuscaloosa Tennis Center; councilors said the city could use tourism capital funds to cover any remaining $200,000 shortfall.
The Tuscaloosa finance committee approved a request to apply for a $200,000 United States Tennis Association no-match grant and accepted a $1.2 million donation from the estate of Emily Baker to expand the Tuscaloosa Tennis Center.
A presenter for the project said Emily Baker "stepped up to the plate" during the original build and left $1,200,000 in her estate to fund three additional hard courts. The presenter added that the city would seek a USTA…
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