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Council approves cultural-facilities grant match and authorizes park acquisition grant; parks chair offers local match
Summary
Council approved a $25,917 match for a Georgia Council for the Arts facilities grant to rehabilitate the Cedar Grove Community Center and authorized Trust for Public Land to apply for a GOSA grant to expand Campbellton Park, with the parks commission chair offering to provide the required local match for her property.
Council voted to support two grant actions on Oct. 1. First, staff sought and council approved a resolution supporting a Georgia Council for the Arts Cultural Facilities grant for rehabilitation of the Cedar Grove Community Center; the staff‑reported match amount is $25,917 and is already included in the adopted fiscal year budget.
Second, council authorized Trust for Public Land to submit a GOSA grant application to acquire land north and east of Campbellton Park. The program requires a 25% local match; the mayor disclosed that the landowner in question and parks commission chair (Diana Wilson) offered to provide the match for her parcel. Council approved the authorization unanimously and applauded the parks chair's willingness to step forward.
Staff said both actions advance park and cultural preservation goals; the Cedar Grove application will support rebranding as the Cedar Grove Cultural Arts Center, while the GOSA application would potentially add significant acreage to Campbellton Park if the grant is awarded.
