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12 hours ago, catswild said:

Lol...I doubt anyone “made” the state of Tennessee pay for it. If you believe that, then you just aren’t very smart. Just exactly who in OR could possibly “make” the state of Tennessee pay for it?

You obviously can't click on a link, read an article and comprehend what it says! You also lack humor and are possibly devoid of common sense and do not keep up with current events. 

 

"In late 2017, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) approved a $496,000 Local Parks and Recreation Fund grant for the purpose of renovating Blankenship Field. The Blankenship Field Revitalization Foundation is providing an equal match to the grant, bringing the total funds to roughly $1 million." 

For my friends at Oakland. Leave the gate open at Ray Hughes, call it a city park and you might qualify for some state funds.

 

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45 minutes ago, Red Rebels said:

You obviously can't click on a link, read an article and comprehend what it says! You also lack humor and are possibly devoid of common sense and do not keep up with current events. 

 

"In late 2017, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) approved a $496,000 Local Parks and Recreation Fund grant for the purpose of renovating Blankenship Field. The Blankenship Field Revitalization Foundation is providing an equal match to the grant, bringing the total funds to roughly $1 million." 

For my friends at Oakland. Leave the gate open at Ray Hughes, call it a city park and you might qualify for some state funds.

 

To the contrary, that's exactly what I did. I have a sense of humor, I have common sense, and I keep up with current events as well.  I illustrate those things partly by staying off the Maryville thread and minding my own business! How's that for a sense of humor and common sense?

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20 hours ago, catswild said:

Lol...I doubt anyone “made” the state of Tennessee pay for it. If you believe that, then you just aren’t very smart. Just exactly who in OR could possibly “make” the state of Tennessee pay for it?

I don't know if anyone "made" the state pay for it, but OR applied for the maximum amount of state funding (with the required promise of a funding match) and TDEC approved it. I'm surprised that TDEC approved it to begin with, given the specific nature of the project. Yes, Blankenship must now be open to the public, but IMO, the project doesn't quite meet the requirements established by the Local Parks and Recreation Fund (LPGF) program.

According to TDEC, the LGPF program "provides state funding for the purchase of land for parks, natural areas, greenways and the purchase of land for recreational facilities. Funds also may be used for trail development and capital projects in parks, natural areas, and greenways."

So does that mean that Blankenship will be reclassified as a park?

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Nah but they're getting around it by opening it up to the general public, wasting some money on trailheads and resurfacing the track around the field. Should have never gotten the state involved but bless their hearts that's the only way the city heads could figure out how to do it without city money being used.

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15 hours ago, osunut2 said:

I don't know if anyone "made" the state pay for it, but OR applied for the maximum amount of state funding (with the required promise of a funding match) and TDEC approved it. I'm surprised that TDEC approved it to begin with, given the specific nature of the project. Yes, Blankenship must now be open to the public, but IMO, the project doesn't quite meet the requirements established by the Local Parks and Recreation Fund (LPGF) program.

According to TDEC, the LGPF program "provides state funding for the purchase of land for parks, natural areas, greenways and the purchase of land for recreational facilities. Funds also may be used for trail development and capital projects in parks, natural areas, and greenways."

So does that mean that Blankenship will be reclassified as a park?

Do you have permission to be on an OR thread? 

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