{"id":2696,"date":"2024-01-04T11:35:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T11:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/?p=2696"},"modified":"2024-01-10T11:35:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T11:35:33","slug":"11-million-bid-accepted-to-renovate-noccalula-falls-campground-in-gadsden-al","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/11-million-bid-accepted-to-renovate-noccalula-falls-campground-in-gadsden-al\/","title":{"rendered":"$11 Million Bid Accepted to Renovate Noccalula Falls Campground in Gadsden, AL"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Noccalula Falls Campground Campsite<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

It’s full speed ahead on the long-discussed and long-planned renovation of the campground at Noccaula Falls Park.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Gadsden City Council on Wednesday accepted a bid of $11,376,500 by Lambert Contracting LLC of Jackson County for the project. The goal according to city officials is to have the renovation completed within a year, since the campground will have to close while the makeover is underway.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Council members also heard the first reading of an ordinance that will be considered next week transferring funds for the project from the city’s Capital Improvement Fund and Capital Improvement Fund 2.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mayor Craig Ford said that money had been set aside to keep it separate from a multi-million-dollar bond issue that’s being discussed for major improvements throughout the park.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And the plan is to pay it back, with 5% interest, from park revenue, with most of it likely coming from the Christmas at the Falls light show that had its most successful year to date in 2023, pulling in $1.1 million.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a game-changer for Gadsden,\u201d Ford said. \u201cThis doesn’t just represent District 7 (the mountain district), it represents Districts 1 through 7, and not only that but Etowah County, Northeast Alabama and some areas throughout the Southern United States.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The renovation includes:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n