Leaport County parks board approves support letter and authorizes 2027 match for Hunt Lake USDA grant

The Leaport County Parks and Recreation Board approved a support letter for a U.S. Department of Agriculture rural development application and passed Resolution 20262 authorizing a 2027 local match for a USDA Rural Business Development Grant for Hunt Lake at a special meeting on June 25, 2026.

Board Chair called the meeting to order and completed roll call; members Jesse, Jim, Mike, Nick and Evan were recorded as present and Ron joined after an initial Zoom connection issue. The chair opened new business and presented a copy of the support letter; the board moved, seconded and approved the motion to accept the letter and authorize Ron to sign it on behalf of the board (mover and seconder not identified in the transcript).

The board then considered Leaport County Park Department Resolution 20262, described in the reading as a resolution "authorizing funds to be spent in 2027 as a match for the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) for Hunt Lake." During discussion the chair said the department would seek the required match from the county council; if the council did not provide the funds, the department would identify funding internally. The transcript references possible sources as "10,00 accounts" and "non-reverting accounts," but the exact account name or dollar amount is not specified in the record.

Both the support-letter motion and Resolution 20262 were approved by voice vote; no recorded roll-call tally or names for the mover and seconder were provided in the transcript. After those items the board moved to adjourn and the special meeting concluded.

The actions taken enable the parks department to proceed with formal support for a USDA grant application for Hunt Lake and to pursue the local matching funds necessary to apply; the transcript does not record a subsequent date for council consideration or the exact amount of the match.