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Falls on the Brazos grant money arriving soon to develop park
By Denise Schoppe
Staff Writer
The Marlin Democrat
September 07, 2005
Money from a recent grant to Falls on the Brazos Park II is expected to arrive in the next 30 days when the contract for the grant arrives, according County Judge Tom Sehon, who was instrumental in procuring the grant.
The $50,000 grant, which will be used to further develop 22.5-acres of the Falls on the Brazos Park, was approved by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission during its August 25 meeting.
The Falls County project came in fifth out of 35 grant applications for this year's funding of recreational opportunities and park facilities throughout the state.
"I deserve the least amount of credit for this," Sehon said. "Others that were instrumental in this were the four county commissioners who agreed to seek the grant. Jesse Moreno did work in burying overhead lines in the park, which was a condition of the grant application. Bill Dugger, a sergeant at the Hobby unit was a tremendous help to us for years of organizing the female inmates to maintain the park. Sebastian and Associates are among the best grant writers in the state."
All the hard work paid off to receive the grant, but now that the money has been awarded, there is a lot of work to do. However the grant is a three-year grant, which means all the work on the park does not have to be completed right away.
A stipulation of the grant is to provide matching funds. These will come in the form of in-kind work by inmates of the Hobby Unit, a pedestrian bridge and a bird watching platform that will be advertised.
"We have a nice and varied selection of birds to attract bird watchers across the state," Sehon said. "We want to make our park one of the jewels of Falls County and celebrate its historical significance."
By Denise Schoppe
Staff Writer
The Marlin Democrat
September 07, 2005
Money from a recent grant to Falls on the Brazos Park II is expected to arrive in the next 30 days when the contract for the grant arrives, according County Judge Tom Sehon, who was instrumental in procuring the grant.
The $50,000 grant, which will be used to further develop 22.5-acres of the Falls on the Brazos Park, was approved by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission during its August 25 meeting.
The Falls County project came in fifth out of 35 grant applications for this year's funding of recreational opportunities and park facilities throughout the state.
"I deserve the least amount of credit for this," Sehon said. "Others that were instrumental in this were the four county commissioners who agreed to seek the grant. Jesse Moreno did work in burying overhead lines in the park, which was a condition of the grant application. Bill Dugger, a sergeant at the Hobby unit was a tremendous help to us for years of organizing the female inmates to maintain the park. Sebastian and Associates are among the best grant writers in the state."
All the hard work paid off to receive the grant, but now that the money has been awarded, there is a lot of work to do. However the grant is a three-year grant, which means all the work on the park does not have to be completed right away.
A stipulation of the grant is to provide matching funds. These will come in the form of in-kind work by inmates of the Hobby Unit, a pedestrian bridge and a bird watching platform that will be advertised.
"We have a nice and varied selection of birds to attract bird watchers across the state," Sehon said. "We want to make our park one of the jewels of Falls County and celebrate its historical significance."
