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Council approves applying for $80,000 Healthy Built grant to upgrade City Park playground
Summary
Spencer will apply for an $80,000 Healthy Built grant requiring a $20,000 local match to upgrade the City Park playground; council confirmed the local match is available and voted to apply.
The Spencer City Council voted May 29 to apply for an $80,000 Healthy Built grant (Resolution 2025-8) to upgrade playground equipment at City Park. The grant requires a $20,000 local match; council members asked and staff confirmed matching funds are available.
Alderman Jerry Blankenship asked whether the city had matching funds available. Council members were told that matching funds are available and Alderman David Chandler moved to apply; the motion passed unanimously on roll call.
The application will proceed with the required local match; the council did not vote on specific playground designs or a construction timeline at the meeting.
What happens next: staff will prepare the grant application and include the $20,000 match in upcoming budget documents if the grant move forward.
