The GRD Maintenance team, led by Bobby Vahalik, found a grant from the Bureau of Workers Compensation to purchase a robotic field painter. The grant totaled $34,000 and included a $9,000 paint credit. The machine's total cost was $54,000, leaving a capital outlay for the GRD of $11,000.

The Granville Recreation District was happy to learn that our parks had been chosen for the 1,500 Trees for Life Project. We graciously accepted 40 new tree plantings that have been placed in our parks.

In 2019, something grew in the minds of the leaders of First Presbyterian Church of Granville—an idea for adding  beauty and life to our Licking County community for generations to come, while also caring for and serving as stewards of our environment: we could engage the people of Licking County in helping to plant trees.

The Granville Recreation District submitted the application for the ODNR Division of Wildlife Step Outside Grant Program in 2014 and 2015. This program is offered to local government agencies, non-profit organizations, and other family and youth-oriented facilities to promote outdoor skills such as fishing, hunting, trapping, archery and shooting sports. These grants are designed to provide funding for activities that are otherwise unaffordable for the sponsoring agency or organization. They are not meant to fund existing programs or to provide ongoing funding for newly established programs or activities. This mini-application is designed to facilitate the application process and to make the grants accessible to all interested agencies and organizations.

This new, and only, pedestrian access to Raccoon Valley Park created the missing link to providing alternative transportation, from vehicular travel, to one of Granville’s prime recreational areas. The Rotary Bridge Project constitutes the second phase to providing a critical loop which will link the regional pathway system in the Granville community. The Granville Rotary Bridge, costing 1.15 million dollars, connects Raccoon Valley Park and the TJ Evans Bike Path. The bridge is 273 feet long, weighs 767 tons and rises 15 feet from the park to the bike path.   

The Granville Recreation District took part in a local utility company, The Energy Cooperative’s Community Service Program called Operation Round Up. The program “rounds up” a member’s bill to the nearest dollar and that amount (which is completely tax deductible) is donated to local charities in their service area. All funds stay in the community to benefit the members of The Energy Cooperative.