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Funding from Alachua County for the Installation of Permanent Bleachers at Cone Park at Eastside Recreation Center (B).
This is a request for the City Commission to accept funding from the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners for the installation of permanent bleachers at Cone Park.
Explanation
In 1998, a group of private citizens proposed a plan to the City to participate in fund raising efforts for the development of Cone Park located in the 2700 block of East University Avenue. These individuals eventually put together a working group and incorporated themselves into a 501(c) (3) organization known as the East Gainesville Park Development Group. Their goal was to develop Cone Park to include a community center, a soccer/football field, a playground, picnic facilities and parking. The City of Gainesville and Alachua County agreed to provide funding support for this park development.
In July 1999, the City of Gainesville received notice of state grant funding availability through the Florida Recreation Development Assistant Program. The City submitted a grant for the development of Fred Cone Park to assist in the construction of sports fields, recreation center and a picnic pavilion. On June 21, 2000 the City of Gainesville received notification of approval for a $150,000 FRDAP Grant for Cone Park.
On August 27, 2002, the City Commission approved $63,000 for the construction of a new soccer field and an additional $8,400 for landscaping.
In 2003, the City of Gainesville requested funding from Alachua County for the installation of permanent bleachers at Cone Park. At the November 12, 2003 meeting of the Alachua County Tourist Development Council, the council recommended that the County Commission provide $35,000 for the installation of permanent bleachers at Cone Park and on March 9, 2004 the Alachua County Commission approved an allocation of $32,935.
Between March 9, 2004 and the present, Parks, Recreation and Cultural ...
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