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Council to apply for two DEM recreation grants, pledging local matches
Summary
The council authorized staff to apply for a $500,000 DEM recreation development grant (with a $166,667 town match) and a separate Eldridge Park accessibility grant (with a $41,667 match), and directed the manager to execute application materials if approved.
The council considered two related RESolutions authorizing grant applications to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s 2026 Recreation Development Grant program.
For the first application, staff proposed submitting a $500,000 request for an easement/field improvement project and committing a minimum town match of $166,667 if awarded. A second application would seek funding for Eldridge Park accessibility and restoration with a $41,667 local match commitment. Town Manager Andrew Nada asked the council to authorize the submission and to empower him to execute the applications and required documents on the town’s behalf.
The resolutions direct staff to prepare full application materials and, if awarded, to deliver the town’s stated matching funds as required by the DEM program rules. The council did not set aside the matching funds in the meeting record but authorized submission and manager execution of the application materials.
