Senator Ted Little recently presented Mayor Gary Fuller and the City of Opelika with a check in the amount of $35,000 which he procured for the city from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). The grant money was presented to the city for the Sportsplex and Aquatic Center which is being built on Andrews Road. Senator Little first contacted ADECA in August, 2007, letting them know of the Sportsplex project in Opelika, and has worked to help make grant money available for it. “I believe this Center will not only add a substantial life quality environment for Opelika citizens, but the park will be an incentive for present and prospective economic development recruits [to the area],” Senator Little stated. Mayor Fuller thanked Senator Little for his efforts in obtaining the grant from ADECA and for his continued support of Opelika’s new Sportsplex and Aquatic Center. Following the presentation, Mayor Fuller gave Senator Little a tour of the facility, which is well underway, and on target to be completed sometime in mid to late summer, 2009. The City expects that the total investment into the new facility will run close to $32 million. (Pictured: Senator Ted Little presents the $35k grant money from ADECA to Mayor Gary Fuller.)
From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on December 3, 2008. View the original page.
