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Moody Council backs $450,000 RTP grant, commits local match for Haynes Drive Trail
Summary
At a Sept. 8 public hearing, Moody officials endorsed a $450,000 Recreational Trails Program application and approved a resolution committing the city's local match (listed as $90,000) for the Haynes Drive Trail Project; the council voted unanimously to support the application and related resolution.
Candice Hill of the St. Clair County Economic Development Council told the Moody City Council on Sept. 8 that the Haynes Drive Trail Project is the subject of a Recreational Trails Program application to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA).
Hill described a project at the end of Haynes Drive that would add nature trails for hiking and biking and may include amenities such as an archery range, a frisbee golf course and bird-watching stations. She stated the grant request totals $450,000, listed in the materials as an 80/20 split ($360,000/$90,000), and said liability coverage would be provided under the city's existing policy.
After the public hearing, the council adopted Resolution R2025-09-08B expressing support for the Haynes Drive Trail Project and committing the local match funding required by the RTP application. Council Member Lynn Taylor moved to approve the resolution; Council Member Ellis Key seconded, and all present voted AYE.
The resolution directs city staff to support the grant application and provide the committed local funds if the grant is awarded. The minutes do not record any opposing public comments or a specific funding source within the city budget for the local match; the local-match figure is recorded as $90,000 in the hearing materials.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: the application to ADECA proceeds under the city's support and the council's resolved local commitment. The minutes do not list a timetable for the grant decision or design and construction milestones.
