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Bowling Green accepts $3.64 million federal grant for Barren River Whitewater Park

Board of Commissioners, City of Bowling Green · October 22, 2025
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The Bowling Green commission authorized acceptance of a $3.64 million National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership grant to build phase 3 of the Barren River Whitewater Park, with staff saying the cityʼs share is roughly 5% of the project cost and construction bid phases staggered over coming years.

The Board of Commissioners on Oct. 21 authorized the city to accept a $3,640,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership grant for phase 3 of the Barren River Whitewater Park.

City staff said the project will remove an existing rubble dam and install engineered drop structures and wingwalls across roughly 3,000 linear feet of the Barren River downtown, altering flow to reduce hazardous…

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