Haslam, TDEC Award More Than $17 Million For Local Parks And Recreation

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Several area governments were among those Governor Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Bob Martineau announced Monday who were awarded a series of grants totaling more than $17 million to help fund parks and recreation projects in Tennessee communities.

“These grants are very competitive so I applaud our local officials for their hard work on behalf of their communities,” Governor Haslam said. “Our goal at the state level is to make Tennessee the very best place to live, work and raise a family, and I want to thank local officials for their partnership in making these grants happen and achieving that goal.”

TDEC will award $15.8 million in Local Park and Recreation grants to 55 different communities, as well as $1.9 million in Recreational Trails Program grants for a total of 12 parks and communities across Tennessee.

“Local parks and recreation areas provide opportunities to gather, experience nature and enjoy outdoor activities,” Comm. Martineau said. “We’re grateful to be able to help fund these projects, which will pay dividends for our communities now and in the future.”

Local Parks and Recreation Fund Grants

County	Recipient Organization	Grant Amount	Brief Project Description
Anderson /Morgan /Roane	Town of Oliver Springs	100,000.00	Carmichael Ballfield Development
Bedford	City of Shelbyville	104,000.00	Griffin Park Skate Park Improvements
Benton	Town of Big Sandy	112,000.00	H.V. Griffin Park Skate Park Improvements
Benton	City of Camden	264,000.00	Camden City Park Improvements
Bradley	City of Cleveland	500,000.00	Tinsley Park Tennis Court Renovation
Campbell	City of LaFollette	48,000.00	Expand ADA compliant surface material beneath the existing playground structure, creating a larger inclusive surface area. Resurface and expand the existing walking trail.
Carroll	City of Clarksburg	38,000.00	Improvements to Clarksburg City Park including replacement of playground equipment and surfacing.
Carroll	Town of Huntingdon	250,000.00	Phase II of the Kelley Sports Complex addition
Carter	City of Elizabethton	100,000.00	Splash pad
Claiborne	Town of Tazewell	75,000.00	Municipal Park Splash Pad
Coffee	City of Manchester	105,000.00	Extend and pave parking areas in the park, develop another soccer field as a practice area, build a retention pond to use for irrigation of the fields, create a butterfly garden around the retention pond.
Crockett	City of Bells	380,000.00	Save Bells Theater Phase I
Cumberland	City of Crossville	500,000.00	Re-develop Garrison Park
Davidson / Sumner	City of Goodlettsville	300,000.00	Peay Park Re-Development
Decatur	City of Decaturville	100,000.00	Development of a City Park
Decatur	City of Parsons	296,000.00	Parsons Regional Community Park Improvements
Gibson	City of Bradford	84,000.00	Bradford Park Playground Renovation
Gibson	City of Medina	250,000.00	Install splash pad at Community Park and extend parking area at Community Park and Lions Park.
Grainger	Grainger County	250,000.00	To completely re-develop the existing Washburn Community Park.
Greene	Town of Bulls Gap	100,000.00	Develop 2 parks including walking trail, picnic pavilions and parking.
Grundy	Town of Gruetli Laager	92,000.00	Improvements to tennis/basketball courts and baseball field at Volunteer Park.
Grundy	Town of Palmer	18,000.00	Replace outdated playground equipment at Palmer Community Park
Grundy	Town of Tracy City	121,000.00	Improvements to the Old Tracy School Gym now owned by the City of Tracy City.
Hamblen	City of Morristown	500,000.00	Improvements to multiple parks including playground equipment replacement, trial expansions, paving trails and parking lots, restroom upgrade and ADA improvements.
Hardeman	City of Bolivar	286,000.00	Development of a Park and Nature Center at Hatchie River
Hardin	City of Savannah	500,000.00	Improvements to multiple parks including playground equipment, restroom/concessions building, outdoor exercise equipment, and ADA parking.
Hawkins	City of Church Hill	500,000.00	Development of a new park – River Recreation Park.
Houston	Houston County	250,000.00	Construction of a concrete boardwalk and landing area, camping amenities. Parking and pavilion.
Knox	Town of Farragut	500,000.00	Renovation of athletic field, restroom and construction of parking.
Knox	Knox County	500,000.00	IC King Park – picnic shelter, dog park, playground, restrooms, parking and new trail access.
Lauderdale	City of Ripley	75,000.00	Improvements at 2 city parks including playground equipment replacement, safety surfacing, walkways, water slide, aquatic climbing wall and ADA enhancements.
Lawrence	City of Loretto	50,000.00	Swimming complex water slide, lighting, fencing decking and landscaping.
Marion	Town of Kimball	138,000.00	Playground, softball complex storage, restroom facility.
Marshall	Marshall County	325,000.00	Marshall County Showgrounds Arena.
Maury	Maury County	500,000.00	Park improvements including restrooms, playground, picnic area and parking lots.
McMinn	City of Athens	150,000.00	Construction of a splash pad.
McNairy	City of Adamsville	380,000.00	Improvements to Buford Pusser Memorial Park including tennis courts, playground and restroom facility.
Monroe	City of Sweetwater	353,000.00	Improvements to Engleman Park including pavilion, parking, swings, restrooms, walking path and splash pad.
Montgomery	City of Clarksville	488,000.00	Renovation of Swan Lake Aquatic Center and Kids Splash Park.
Obion	City of Union City	500,000.00	Graham Park splash and skate park addition.
Pickett	Town of Byrdstown	250,000.00	Construction of Byrdstown Community Park.
Putnam	City of Cookeville	400,000.00	Development of the Park View Skate Park.
Roane	City of Rockwood	125,700.00	Improvements to Brickyard Park and Douglas Wilson Community Center.
Robertson / Sumner	City of White House	500,000.00	Municipal Recreation Complex Playground and Amphitheater.
Rutherford	City of Murfreesboro	250,000.00	Jordan Farm Soccer Facility Amenities.
Scott	Town of Huntsville	102,000.00	Flat Creek Park and Huntsville Community Center Swimming Pool
Scott	Town of Oneida	200,000.00	Development of Bear Creek Sports Complex Park.
Sequatchie	City of Dunlap	500,000.00	Development of Harris Park including restrooms, water features, pavilion, lighting and civic plaza space.
Sevier	Town of Pittman Center	43,000.00	City Hall Park Pavilion and Restroom.
Shelby	Town of Arlington	500,000.00	Forrest Street Park restroom/concession facility, irrigation, expansion of road and walking trail.
Shelby	City of Bartlett	500,000.00	W.J. Freeman Park Master Plan
Shelby	City of Millington	500,000.00	Development of Discovery Nature Park
Sumner	City of Hendersonville	500,000.00	Development at Arrowhead Park Soccer Complex
Tipton	Town of Atoka	500,000.00	Pioneer Park Expansion
Van Buren	Van Buren County	220,000.00	Development of Van Buren County Community Park
Washington	Town of Jonesborough	500,000.00	Development of Lincoln Avenue Community Park

Recreational Trails Program Grants

County	Recipient Organization	Grant Amount	Brief Project Description
Anderson / Campbell	Norris Dam State Park	$84,000.00	To purchase trail cutting equipment for building and maintaining hiking/biking trails; trail dedicated hand tools; develop 3 new trails that will link existing trails to increase trail capacity and link users to the campgrounds; repair existing trails and train new volunteers.
Blount	City of Alcoa	$111,000.00	To construct a restroom facility on the Alcoa Greenway Trail that surrounds Park Island.
Dickson	Montgomery Bell State Park	$200,000.00	To construct an ADA accessible paved trail around ball field, into the campground and through the woods towards the visitor center, outdoor fitness equipment, ADA accessible picnic tables and signage and interpretation signage following themes of nature, history and conservation.
Haywood	City of Brownsville	$200,000.00	To acquire land to develop a walking trail, construct a trail head pavilion, a fitness equipment area, a parking lot, site amenities and ADA accessible walkways and surfaces.
Madison	City of Jackson	$100,000.00	To replace a 5' asphalt walking trail with a 10' alphalt walking trail.
McMinn	McMinn County / City of Athens	$200,000.00	To purchase an abandoned CSX rail line to extend the Eureka Trail and develop the trail with a new surface.
Monroe	Town of Tellico Plains	$110,000.00	To expand and widen the existing trail, adding amenities to the trailhead and constructing a new ADA compliant restroom facility for the trailhead.
Montgomery	Montgomery County	$200,000.00	To develop a paved greenway along with a trailhead, parking lot, ADA accessibility, restroom facilities and associated amenities.
Obion	Town of Troy	$200,000.00	To make improvements to Trojan Park including widening an existing walking track; construction of an outdoor fitness cluster and other trail amenities; ADA access walkways and parking will also be included.
Sevier	City of Sevierville	$200,000.00	To extend the existing greenway from West Prong of the Little Pigeon River to Gatlinburg Hwy Bridge. Paved trail and upgrades to existing lighting with LED technology on original greenway, installation of a new Emergency Way Finding System designed for both pedestrian recognition and for/to connection to the local 911 system via the GPS technology.
Union	Rocky Fork State Park	$167,000.00	To purchase of prefabricated powder-coated aluminum bridge and necessary hardware, concrete bridge abutments. Rental of boom forklift and skid steer to transport materials to site and assist with assembly. Purchase of trail construction and maintenance to be used only for trail maintenance at the ingress and egress of proposed bridge and for search and rescue/emergency medical response for visitors on the trail.
Wilson	Cedars of Lebanon State Park	$175,000.00	To renovate the trail system at Cedars of Lebanon State Park. All of the trails within the parks trail system will see renovations including the addition of trail head kiosks and improved signs.