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Rec board approves several community grants, tables SWAT swim equipment request
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The Sweetwater County School District #2 recreation board approved carryover and new Rec Mill awards for park lighting, swim lessons, day camp, Miracle League and other community programs, but tabled a SWAT Swim Club equipment request pending coordination with pool staff and a detailed list.
The Sweetwater County School District #2 recreation board voted to carry forward previously awarded funds for the Memorial Parkway Pathway and Lighting project and approved a set of new and carryover Rec Mill grants for community recreational programs.
City interim program supervisor Jordan Anderson told trustees that adding a fourth two-week summer swim session would help meet demand after staff turned away 65 students in 2025; trustees approved the request. Ruth Malagon, a recreation program supervisor, described the summer day camp that will run June 15–July 31 at Monroe Elementary and received $20,420 to support salaries, transportation and field trips.
Jessica Maser, president of SWAT Swim Club, asked for scholarship funding, a lending-closet of equipment and training items. Trustees and aquatic staff raised concerns about duplicating equipment the district already provides and about a small discrepancy in the budget paperwork (the application lists $4,922 in one place, $4,989 in another). The board asked the club to coordinate with aquatic manager Mike Moody and the head coach, compile a reconciled equipment list, and return to a special rec-board meeting; trustees voted to table the SWAT equipment portion until April but signaled support for scholarship and lending-closet items if documentation aligns.
Other Rec Mill actions included a $5,917.78 award for Miracle League uniforms, equipment and a sound system; approval of 40 replacement helmets for the Green River Youth Football League (about $6,400); and authorization not to exceed $57,000 for door improvements at the Golden Hour Senior Center to improve accessibility.
Board members repeatedly emphasized stewardship of limited Rec Mill funds and asked applicants to coordinate with district or park staff before purchases. The rec board adjourned and the district board reconvened for the regular agenda.
