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City seeks $2.6 million state grant to upgrade Fairview’s Historical Village Park
Summary
Kimley Horn project manager Annika Gilliam told a public meeting that the City of Fairview will apply to Tennessee’s 2026 Local Parks and Recreation Fund for $2.6 million to add an amphitheater, farmer’s-market pavilion, ADA paths, parking and stormwater improvements to Historical Village Park; the application is due April 1, 2026.
Annika Gilliam, a landscape architect and project manager at Kimley Horn and the grant administrator for the project, presented the City of Fairview’s application for the 2026 Local Parks and Recreation Fund (LPRF) during a public engagement meeting.
Gilliam said the city is requesting $2.6 million from the state program administered by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). "This is a 50/50 match," she said, explaining that TDEC would fund half the project and the city must provide the remaining match, partly via land value. Gilliam added that the city is proposing a $760,000 land-value match and would provide the remaining 25% in cash.
The application and schematic design respond to the city’s 2023 parks master plan, which identified Historical Village Park (about three acres) as needing improved connectivity and…
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