The City of Alexander has been awarded a grant to build a 1/8-mile walking trail in the City Park. The $96,990 grant will be used to fund a six-foot wide trail, benches and engineering design. The grant will cover 100-percent of the cost of a trail that will encircle the park's playground. (See proposed trail design below.)
Funding for the grant program was acquired from Arkansas's Tobacco Settlement Fund and funneled through the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. This is part of reviving the Great Strides program, which was stopped in 2017.
The city council approved applying for the grant in 2023. The $500,000 set-aside for the Trails for Life grant program was able to fund a total of seven grant submissions, including Alexander's.
Mayor Crystal Herrmann was presented with a check by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders at a ceremony in Little Rock Wednesday, July 10. Also present were council members Angela Griffin and Joy Gray.
Alexander Park Trail Site Plan
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