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Putnam County Commissioners approved a grant application to add soccer fields and a new entrance at the County Soccer Complex.
With several dozen youth soccer players in the audience, commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to seek the state grant. The grant includes a 50 percent county match, already reserved in the general fund for the project.
The county must apply for the grant by April. Approval would come this fall. Putnam County failed to get the same grant two years ago.
Commissioner Jordan Iwanyszyn said the soccer complex continues to generate sales tax revenue for the county. He noted a supporter had shared information on a new football club using the complex that includes some 200 players. Iwanyszyn said the players come from 13 different communities outside Cookeville.
The Country Parks And Recreation Department would use the grant to build two full-size soccer fields on the campus adjacent to Cookeville High School. It would also fund an entrance onto North Washington Avenue.
In other business, commissioners also gave approval to county executive Randy Porter to deal with issues related to a $1.2 million bequest to the Animal Shelter. Mary Ayers willed the money to assist the shelter.
Commissioners approved the addition of a coordinated response specialist for the Upper Cumberland Family Justice Center. Commissioners set the speed limit along Falling Water Road at 35 mph.
