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AMP declines water-park subsidy for 2026 and pauses proposed $7M bond
Summary
After a presentation by the park operator and a budget review, the AMP Commission voted not to provide A&P funding to the Big Dan/Big **** Water Park for 2026 and agreed not to proceed with the proposed 15-year bond financing at this time.
Johnny Blevins, who described himself as the park manager/operator brought in after foreclosure, presented attendance and sales data for the water park and outlined three options for the board: continue the prior long-term arrangement, adopt a two-year supportive approach, or fund a single-year subsidy while the bank retained ownership. Blevins said season-pass sales rose from about 5,411 in 2024 to nearly 10,000 in 2025 and that total annual visitors were roughly…
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