Unidentified speaker tells Rock Springs City Council equipment largely grant-funded; city covered 10% match on $20,000 purchase

Rock Springs City Council heard from an unidentified speaker who explained how the city funded recent fitness-equipment purchases, saying most items were paid for with grant money and that the city provided a local match on at least one $20,000 treadmill purchase.

The speaker said some treadmills were bought outright years ago, while others — including a Precor treadmill named in the remarks — were procured through grants. “They’re not wrong,” the speaker said, “however, 10% of that $20,000 was spent by the city as a grant match to buy this equipment.”

The speaker framed the purchases as part of routine efforts to use outside funding when possible and noted that only a portion of the $20,000 cited in earlier comments represented local spending. The transcript did not identify the grant program or programs used, nor did it name the person speaking. The City’s next steps, approvals or budget coding for the local match were not described in the record.

Because the meeting record does not specify the grant source, the exact program, year of purchase for each machine, or the total city contribution beyond the 10% figure, those details are listed as not specified.