Commissioners allocate funding to add about 90–100 parking spaces at Tom Wood Park

The Fannin County Board of Commissioners approved a project to expand parking at Tom Wood Park by roughly 90–100 spaces following a staff presentation and a vendor quote.

County recreation official Eddie O’Neil told the board that current parking at the park is insufficient during tournaments and that the county received a quote of about $96,000 from Johnson Vaden to build the additional spaces. Commissioners described the situation as a “good problem” that reflects heavy use of county parks and moved to authorize funds for the project so work can begin before the high season of tournaments.

The board made a motion and second to allocate money for the parking expansion from county project funds; the motion passed on vocal approval. Staff were directed to move forward with contracting and scheduling so the contractor can begin work in time for upcoming tournaments.