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Board defers several park and budget amendments, approves workforce grants
Summary
Several district budget amendments — including up to $800,000 for Sugar Creek tennis-court lighting and retention-wall work and $79,000 for Porter Sanford equipment — were deferred to Aug. 25. The board approved federal workforce grants not to exceed $2,863,013 for program year 2026 and deferred other parks grant applications for committee review.
The board considered multiple finance and parks items on Aug. 11. Two district-sponsored budget amendments — an increase of up to $800,000 for lighting and a retention wall at Sugar Creek tennis and $79,000 for required equipment at the Porter Sanford Performing Arts and Community Center — were deferred to the Aug. 25 meeting to allow stops in committee and coordination with FAB/PECS as requested by commissioners.
Separately, the board approved acceptance of multiple federal workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grants for program year 2026, with total grant amounts not to exceed $2,863,013, per staff recommendation. Several park grant commitment resolutions for Land and Water Conservation Fund and Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Fund projects were placed on the agenda and deferred to committee stops for additional review and verification of parcels and district alignment.
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