Roswell seeks $100K grant for youth baseball project

The Roswell City Council has given staff the go-ahead to apply for a $100,000 grant that would help pay for an outdoor covered training area for youth baseball at Hembree Park.

The city has formed a partnership with the Roswell Youth Baseball Association, a volunteer booster association affiliated with the Roswell Recreation Commission, to seek the Land and Water Conservation Fund grant from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, according to a staff report and council resolution.

The grant requires local matching dollars. A total of $100,000 would come from Roswell’s grant match contingency fund, and the Youth Baseball Association has pledged $50,000, for a total project cost of $250,000.