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Staff reports: grants, subdivide plan, camps and events set for parks

Porter County Parks Board · February 11, 2026
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Summary

Staff said the parks program expects $50,000 from the Mission Coast program and anticipates receiving $40,000 from prior-year funds; staff also outlined project support and trail grants, plans for a subdivide application, upcoming concerts, a 5K and camps, and training schedules.

Staff presented a range of operational updates including grant funding and program scheduling. Speaker 2 reported an expected $50,000 award from the Mission Coast program for fishing-pier work and said the board should receive about $40,000 from previously approved funds once the state finalizes purchase orders.

Speaker 2 also said the board has a $5,000 project-support award for a June concert and a roughly $2,000 grant (referred to in transcript as an "American loss change" grant) to support trail development. Staff described plans to finalize a subdivide plan and submit it for agenda placement so the property can be marketed once approved.

Program updates included a 5K training that has begun, a well-attended spring field trip season, and camp registration that opened earlier in the month with plans for a 30-student spring break camp. Several speakers described volunteer training progress and shift coverage as "going really well."