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Demorest manager seeks acceptance of $369,555 LWCF grant for park project, notes remaining local match
Summary
City Manager Mark Musselwhite asked the council to accept a Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant for a $739,111.75 park project. Musselwhite said the LWCF amount is $369,555.88, the city has a $159,740 tire grant, and staff reported a remaining balance to raise of $209,815.88.
City Manager Mark Musselwhite asked the Demorest City Council to accept a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant to support a park project with a total budget of $739,111.75. Musselwhite said the LWCF award amount is $369,555.88 and that the city must raise its local match to proceed.
Musselwhite told the council the city has received a tire grant of $159,740 and described a remaining balance to be raised of $209,815.88. He also noted a commission for consultant Brad Day of $22,000 and said additional fees would be discussed at a later date. Musselwhite requested council acceptance of the LWCF grant so the city can move forward with project pricing and contracting.
The transcript records the financial totals and the city's request but also contains inconsistent arithmetic: the statement that the city must "raise 50% of $369,555.88" does not equal the $209,815.88 figure shown in the transcript (50% of $369,555.88 is $184,777.94). The council did not record a vote on the LWCF acceptance during the session; staff presented the item and requested acceptance so the city can solicit firm pricing.
Musselwhite and staff said further discussion will cover consultant and commission fees and how the remaining local funding will be raised. The transcript does not specify financing sources beyond the noted tire grant or whether explicit budget transfers or bond authorization will be required to cover the local match.
