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Fountain City schedules Aug. 18 public meeting on park grant opportunity
Summary
Council set a public meeting for Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. to discuss a park renovation project and said the town may be eligible for roughly $360,000 from a foundation, with a potential state match of up to $50,000 for local fundraising.
Fountain City will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. on Aug. 18 in the city building to discuss a proposed park project and a foundation grant opportunity. The chair said the town is eligible for "360 some thousand dollars" from a foundation and that the grant requires local fundraising; "Any money that we raise, the state will match up to 50,000," the chair said, and staff from the foundation will attend the public meeting to explain details and answer questions.
Council members discussed logistics for a special meeting and voted to schedule it; staff said the foundation will expect the town to run a local fundraising campaign and that any funds raised would go into a special, non-budgeted fund. The chair asked residents and viewers to attend the Aug. 18 public meeting to help shape priorities and discuss matching strategies.
