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Collegedale leaders seek county guidance on $250,000 matching grant for Kawa trail
Summary
Collegedale vice mayor Tanya Sadler and Director David Barto asked the commission for guidance on a $250,000 matching county grant to support a 41-acre Kawa trail parcel appraised at about $600,000. Commissioners confirmed the grant is matching and said county legal review would determine if in-kind land donations can serve as match.
Tanya Sadler, vice mayor of Colleedale, and David Barto, director of the College Del Tomorrow Foundation, asked the commission for help as they prepare an application for a $250,000 county matching grant to support a new green space and a 41-acre Kawa trail parcel appraised at roughly $600,000.
Commissioners and staff clarified that the county grant is a matching program with no firm March 31 deadline; one commissioner said the program is "unexpiring" and that the county will match what the city or nonprofit spends. Commissioners asked legal staff to study whether an in-kind donation of land could be counted as match and requested the applicant follow county grant guidance so similar projects are treated consistently.
Requesters said the 41-acre parcel could link to another 60 acres under negotiation and help create a larger park. Commissioners signaled support for the concept but asked that applicants work with the mayor's office and legal staff to confirm process details before the item returns for formal consideration or grant approval.
