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Council accepts $125,000 Alabama Tourism Department grant for Mortglosser Amphitheater awning

5431719 · July 20, 2025

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The Gadsden City Council adopted a resolution accepting a $125,000 grant from the Alabama Tourism Department to help pay for an awning at the Mortglosser Amphitheater and discussed additional potential grants for benches and future funding.

The Gadsden City Council voted to accept a $125,000 tourism grant from the Alabama Tourism Department for improvements at the Mortglosser Amphitheater. The measure, presented as an item on the consent agenda, was adopted after a motion and voice vote.

On the record, a council speaker said the award reflects meetings with Lisonbee Taylor, the state tourism director, and the speaker thanked Governor Ivey's administration for the support. The speaker said the grant "will help cover the awning that half of the stage is not covered" and that the city is also in line for a grant for benches to accompany WPA-era rockwork at the site.

The adopted resolution authorizes acceptance of the Alabama Tourism Department grant and allows staff to apply the funds to the amphitheater awning project. The transcript records the grant amount and the council's vote to adopt; it does not provide a construction schedule or the full grant agreement terms.