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Heritage Park improvements project history

Reviewed records trace Heritage Park renovations from court conversion and LPRF grant authorization through design, playground and site-amenity procurement, construction, lighting, paving, signage, and a later contract increase. A separate 2025 motion to explore “a splash pad and heritage park” is retained as ambiguous exploration and is not treated as part of the established renovation contract.

Approvals, contract amounts, and reported expenditure describe different stages. They are not added together as a project total.

  1. Approve conversion of two tennis courtsCourt conversion approved · PASSED — consent agenda

    As part of the consent agenda, Council approved Baseline Sports Construction’s proposal to convert two Heritage Park tennis courts into basketball courts. The reviewed minutes state no price, completion, invoice, or payment.

    • Curtis: yes
    • Witt-McMahan: yes
    • Lockmiller: yes
    • Perkinson: yes
    • Pelley: yes

    Recorded vote: yes: Curtis, Witt-McMahan, Lockmiller, Perkinson, Pelley, no: none

    Reviewed decisions: View decision

  2. Apply for and accept LPRF renovation grantRenovation grant authorized · PASSED

    Council approved Resolution 2021-26 to apply for and accept Local Parks and Recreation Fund grant funding administered by TDEC for Heritage Park renovations. The minutes do not state an award amount or prove receipt.

    • Curtis: yes
    • Witt-McMahan: yes
    • Lockmiller: yes
    • Perkinson: yes
    • Pelley: yes

    Recorded vote: yes: Curtis, Witt-McMahan, Lockmiller, Perkinson, Pelley, no: none

    Reviewed decisions: View decision

  3. Accept $125,000 in matching LPRF contingency fundsAdditional grant funding accepted · PASSED — consent agenda

    As part of the consent agenda, Council accepted $125,000 in matching LPRF contingency funds, bringing the stated Heritage Park renovation project total to $250,000. This is funding authorization, not a construction payment.

    Amount reported at this stage: $125,000

    • Witt-McMahan: yes
    • Lockmiller: yes
    • Perkinson: yes
    • Curtis: yes
    • Pelley: yes

    Recorded vote: yes: Witt-McMahan, Lockmiller, Perkinson, Curtis, Pelley, no: none

    Reviewed decisions: View decision

  4. Recommend BlueCross playground grant applicationAdvisory grant recommendation · PASSED

    The Recreation Advisory Board recommended submitting a BlueCross Healthy Places grant application for the Heritage Park playground. This advisory recommendation did not submit, award, or accept a grant.

      Recorded vote: No individual votes recorded.

      Reviewed decisions: View decision

    • Approve Heritage Park architectural servicesProfessional services approved · PASSED — consent agenda

      As part of the consent agenda, Council approved an architectural-services agreement with Lose Design for Heritage Park. The reviewed minutes state no fee, deliverables, invoices, or completion.

      • Sherlin: yes
      • Witt-McMahan: yes
      • Curtis: yes
      • Eaton: yes
      • Pelley: yes

      Recorded vote: yes: Sherlin, Witt-McMahan, Curtis, Eaton, Pelley, no: none

      Reviewed decisions: View decision

    • Award playground equipment and amenities RFPPlayground procurement approved · PASSED — consent agenda

      As part of the consent agenda, Council approved the RFP 24-09 award for Heritage Park playground equipment and other amenities. The reviewed minutes do not name the vendor or amount and do not establish delivery, installation, or payment.

      • Duggan: yes
      • Pelley: yes
      • Sherlin: yes
      • Curtis: yes
      • Eaton: yes

      Recorded vote: yes: Duggan, Pelley, Sherlin, Curtis, Eaton, no: none

      Reviewed decisions: View decision

    • End debate on splash-pad and heritage explorationProcedural vote · PASSED

      Council unanimously called the question on a motion described as exploring a splash pad and heritage park. This ended debate and did not itself authorize planning, construction, or spending.

      • Curtis: yes
      • Sherlin: yes
      • Eaton: yes
      • Duggan: yes
      • Pelley: yes

      Recorded vote: yes: Curtis, Sherlin, Eaton, Duggan, Pelley, no: none

      Reviewed decisions: View decision

    • Explore a splash pad and heritage parkExploration authorized · PASSED

      Council approved exploring the option described in the minutes as installing “a splash pad and heritage park.” The wording does not identify a location or define a project, so this is retained as exploration rather than linked to the existing Heritage Park renovation.

      • Pelley: yes
      • Sherlin: yes
      • Curtis: yes
      • Duggan: abstain
      • Eaton: abstain

      Recorded vote: yes: Pelley, Sherlin, Curtis, no: none, abstain: Duggan, Eaton

      Reviewed decisions: View decision

    • Award Heritage Park renovation work and amenities purchaseConstruction and site-amenities procurement approved · PASSED — consent agenda

      As part of the consent agenda, Council awarded RFB 25-09 to Wilson Construction Group for Heritage Park renovation construction and approved purchasing site amenities from Bluegrass Recreation Sales through RFP 24-09. The minutes state no award amounts or completion.

      • Sherlin: yes
      • Duggan: yes
      • Pelley: yes
      • Eaton: yes
      • Curtis: yes

      Recorded vote: yes: Sherlin, Duggan, Pelley, Eaton, Curtis, no: none

      Reviewed decisions: View decision

    • Approve replacement court lightingLighting improvement approved · PASSED — consent agenda

      As part of the consent agenda, Council approved replacing existing court-lighting fixtures at Heritage Park. The reviewed minutes do not state a vendor, amount, installation, invoice, or payment.

      • Curtis: yes
      • Duggan: yes
      • Eaton: yes
      • Sherlin: yes

      Recorded vote: yes: Curtis, Duggan, Eaton, Sherlin, no: none

      Reviewed decisions: View decision

    • Apply for America 250 historical walking-trail grantHistorical trail grant application authorized · PASSED — consent agenda

      As part of the consent agenda, Council authorized an application to the Tennessee America 250 Grant Program for “Footsteps Through History: America 250 at Heritage Park,” a historical walking trail. This is an application, not an award or construction approval.

      • Sherlin: yes
      • McCowan: yes
      • Curtis: yes
      • Eaton: yes
      • Duggan: yes

      Recorded vote: yes: Sherlin, McCowan, Curtis, Eaton, Duggan, no: none

      Reviewed decisions: View decision

    • Approve Heritage Park parking-lot pavingParking-lot paving approved · PASSED — consent agenda

      As part of the consent agenda, Council approved Heritage Park parking-lot paving. The reviewed minutes state no contractor, price, contract, invoice, payment, or completion.

      • McCowan: yes
      • Eaton: yes
      • Curtis: yes
      • Sherlin: yes
      • Duggan: yes

      Recorded vote: yes: McCowan, Eaton, Curtis, Sherlin, Duggan, no: none

      Reviewed decisions: View decision

    • Accept grant funding for Heritage Park signageSignage grant accepted · PASSED — consent agenda

      In the same consent vote, Council accepted Tennessee Department of Health grant funding to update signage at Heritage Park. The reviewed minutes state no amount, procurement, installation, or completion.

      • McCowan: yes
      • Eaton: yes
      • Curtis: yes
      • Sherlin: yes
      • Duggan: yes

      Recorded vote: yes: McCowan, Eaton, Curtis, Sherlin, Duggan, no: none

      Reviewed decisions: View decision

    • Increase Wilson renovation contract by $16,453.78Construction contract increase approved · PASSED — consent agenda

      As part of the consent agenda, Council approved a $16,453.78 increase to Wilson Construction Group’s contract for the Heritage Park LPRF grant project. This is an authorized contract increase, not proof of invoicing, payment, or completed work.

      Amount reported at this stage: $16,453.78

      • Curtis: yes
      • Duggan: yes
      • Eaton: yes
      • Sherlin: yes
      • McCowan: yes

      Recorded vote: yes: Curtis, Duggan, Eaton, Sherlin, McCowan, no: none

      Reviewed decisions: View decision

    What remains unconnectedEvidence needed to complete the trail.
    • The reviewed records do not reconcile the 2021 LPRF application, the 2022 $125,000 matching contingency award, and the later Wilson construction contract to a complete project budget or funding ledger.
    • The 2021 court conversion approval lacks a reviewed proposal amount, executed contract, invoice, payment, or completion record.
    • The Lose Design agreement, RFP 24-09 playground award, RFB 25-09 construction award, lighting approval, and paving approval lack one or more reviewed amounts, executed agreements, notices to proceed, invoices, payments, acceptance records, or completion evidence.
    • The reviewed records do not establish whether the 2023 BlueCross playground grant recommendation resulted in an application or award.
    • The March 2025 phrase “a splash pad and heritage park” is ambiguous and does not identify Heritage Park as the splash-pad site; no design, funding, contract, or construction approval is established by that exploration vote.
    • The January 2026 America 250 action is a grant application only; an award, agreement, project budget, construction authorization, and completion remain unverified.
    • The February 2026 signage grant acceptance does not state the award amount or establish procurement, installation, payment, or completion.
    • The $16,453.78 Wilson contract increase is not reconciled to the original award amount, change-order scope, invoices, payments, final contract value, or completed work.

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