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County declines $200,000 FRDAP grant after bids exceed budget for Douglas Brown courts
Summary
Staff recommended and the board approved notifying the state it will not proceed with a $200,000 FRDAP grant to build new basketball courts at Douglas Brown Community Center after bids exceeded $400,000 and timing constraints made completion within the grant window infeasible.
Okeechobee County staff told commissioners they will notify the state that the county cannot proceed with a $200,000 Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) reimbursable grant for new basketball courts at the Douglas Brown Community Center.
Parks and tourism staff (speaker 13) said the grant was for…
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