8 West Tennessee communities receive funding for outdoor recreation projects
PINSON, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation presented ceremonial checks to eight area recipients for outdoor recreation projects.
Areas in West Tennessee received funds totaling more than $1 million. The city of Bells received a grant of $400,000, and the city of Huntingdon received a grant of $292,500.
Six other areas received planning grants between $48,000 and $72,000.
Those areas are: Crockett, Decatur County, Dyer County, Gibson County and the cities of Dresden and Milan.
“At this particular event, this is all about West Tennessee, is make sure our rural communities have a great opportunity to build up their recreation facilities, their recreation planning,” said Greer Tidwell, deputy commissioner for TDEC.
These highly competitive grants are given out annually by the state.
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