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A resolution approving an application for a Beaman Park Protection grant from the Tennessee Heritage Conservation Trust Fund to The Conservation Fund (TCF) in partnership with Metro Nashville Parks to acquire approximately 308 acres adjoining Alvin G. Beaman Park in Davidson County to add a unique urban wilderness within the City of Nashville.
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WHEREAS, the Tennessee Heritage Conservation Trust Fund is accepting applications for a Beaman Park Protection grant in an amount not to exceed $1,699,822 with a required cash match of $1,000,000 to The Conservation Fund (TCF) in partnership with Metro Nashville Parks to acquire approximately 308 acres adjoining Alvin G. Beaman Park in Davidson County to add a unique urban wilderness within the City of Nashville; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with The Conservation Fund, is eligible to participate in this grant program; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that the application be approved and submitted.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That The Conservation Fund (TCF), in partnership with Metro Nashville Parks, application for a Beaman Park Protection grant, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Office of the Mayor is authorized to submit said application to the Tennessee Heritage Conservation Trust Fund.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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This resolution approves an application for a Beaman Park Protection grant from the Tennessee Heritage Conservation Trust Fund to The Conservation Fund ("TCF"), in partnership with the Board of Par...
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