County seeks state money to upgrade horse arena

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Efforts are once again underway to secure another $50,000 grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for the purchase and installation of metal bleachers at the horse arena on the extension office property at 2729 W. Washington St. The exact amount being sought is $53,550. County Manager Shannon Metty had the Jefferson County Commission approve the application for the funding request on Thursday, Aug. 1, following earlier hearings and endorsements of the request by the planning and county commissions, a requirement of the application process. The funding, known as a Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) gr