11-04-2025
City of Hendersonville pursues grant to make parks accessible
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — One Sumner County city could soon receive a grant to improve parks within the community.
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The City of Hendersonville recently applied for a $6.5 million grant for their parks. Hendersonville Director of Parks and Recreation, Andy Gilly, said he wanted to make parks more ADA-compliant through the building of inclusive playgrounds, wheelchair-accessible restrooms and paved parking lots.
Gilly said officials also hope to rebuild concession stands to attract visitors. Gilly added officials have plans for all six parks across the city.
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'We were able to see those needs and we tried to check things off the list for the last five years,' Gilly says. 'A grant like this would help us to make a major impact in getting up to speed in some areas that both our staff and the public thought were important.'
Gilly said officials will know by August if the city receives the grant. Once approved, the construction process will take one to three years to complete.
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