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Council approves grant application for park improvements and OKs Aug. 8 for town anniversary celebration
Summary
Council authorized submitting a roughly $31,261 grant application (50% match) for park/well/pond improvements and set August 8 as the date for Plankinton’s combined 145th anniversary and pool-party celebration.
Plankinton’s City Council authorized staff to submit a grant application for park and water-well/pond work and formally approved August 8 as the date for the town’s 145th-anniversary celebration combined with the annual pool party.
Staff reported the total project cost at about $31,261 and said the grant would pay 50 percent, which would leave the city responsible for roughly $15,000 if the application is successful. The city’s share could be phased into future budgets; staff said the grant timeline allows up to two years to expend matching funds. Council voted to submit the application and to seek donations and sponsorships to help cover the local match.
Community organizers described a proposed full-day schedule for August 8: a community breakfast, museum displays, a vendor market and car show, afternoon pool activities and children’s events, an evening community dinner, and a possible small fireworks display arranged with the fire department. Organizers said they will form subcommittees and approach businesses and service organizations for sponsorship and coordination.
What happens next: staff will finalize the grant submission materials and organizers will begin subcommittee formation and outreach; the council asked to be kept apprised as event planning progresses.
