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Dalton reports about $50 million in capital projects since 2023; staff highlight grants and pending stewardship request
Summary
City Administrator Andrew Parker told the Dalton City Council work session that staff have executed ‘‘just over $50,000,000’’ in capital projects since 2023, secured about $8 million in grants, and submitted a grant request described in the presentation for the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program.
Dalton City Administrator Andrew Parker told the council at a Dec. work session that city staff have worked to execute "just over $50,000,000 of capital projects" since 2023, funded largely through SPLOST, bonds and grant leverage. He said the city has obtained about $8,000,000 in state and federal grant funding and described a grant request to the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program that staff characterized as "just over $2.02 and a half million" in the presentation.
Parker said the projects run across departments and include parks, streets, drainage, public safety facilities and airport infrastructure. "Throughout the year, we talk about specific projects ... but we thought it would be good this year to give a comprehensive year end capital projects report," he said.
Council members praised staff for securing federal and state matching funds and for completing multi-decade maintenance needs without increasing local tax rates, a point the mayor reiterated: none of the recent projects required a tax increase, the mayor said during the session.
City staff said the mix of funding sources — SPLOST, bonds, federal and state grants — helped spread costs. Parker suggested future work sessions will present priorities for the coming year and invited public engagement on next steps.
