Committee approves motion to open grant pre-application for fitness court, retains final say

Chair moved that the committee take the next step and authorize presenters to open pre-application work with potential grantors; the motion was seconded. A committee member asked to add a formal caveat to ensure local control over final commitment of funds.

A member explicitly requested and received the caveat, stating, "We guarantee that we get the final say on whether or not we choose to do this based on the grant money raised." After brief confirmation the committee approved the action by voice; no numerical roll call was recorded on the transcript. The committee and presenters agreed that pursuing the pre-application will not obligate the town to pay for construction and that any required town funding would be subject to the usual town-meeting or appropriation process.

Next steps recorded at the meeting were for presenters and staff to continue grant outreach, for the committee to request a more detailed cost breakdown and for staff to advise on any deadlines for grant submissions.