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Bradley County mayor asks commissioners to approve $1 million CDBG application to turf county ballfields
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Summary
County Mayor D. Gary Davis presented a resolution authorizing application for $1,000,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds to turf county ballfields, with a committed 17% local match; the resolution was placed on the Feb. 17 voting agenda and related financing for 22 infields was referred to Finance Committee.
County Mayor D. Gary Davis presented a resolution at the Bradley County Commission work session on Feb. 9 authorizing an application for $1,000,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to turf county ballfields and committing the required 17% local match. Commissioner Josh Rogers placed the resolution on the Feb. 17, 2026 Voting Session agenda for formal consideration.
The proposed resolution authorizes the mayor to enter into any agreements necessary for the award and acceptance of the grant, subject to state approval. The work session minutes record that the mayor requested authority both to apply for the funds and to accept a CDBG award on behalf of Bradley County if the grant is approved by the State.
Separately, Commissioner Louie Alford reported that the Athletic Field Improvement Ad Hoc Committee has referred project financing for installing turf on 22 county park infields to the Finance Committee, linking the county’s internal financing process to the mayor’s grant request. The minutes do not record a vote on the grant application at the work session; action was limited to placing the mayor’s resolution on the Feb. 17 voting agenda and referring the financing matter to the Finance Committee.
No dollar breakdown for the 22-infield financing was provided in the work session minutes. The resolution as presented commits a 17% local match but does not specify the source of the local funding; the minutes record that details of required agreements are subject to state approval and subsequent commission action.
The Commission will consider the mayor’s CDBG application and the referred financing at forthcoming meetings: the resolution is scheduled for the Feb. 17 Voting Session and the Finance Committee will review the infield financing at its Feb. 12 meeting. The work session adjourned at 12:16 p.m.