“We want the whole city to embrace this culture of climbing and wellness."

The upgrades will be for this current fiscal year.

Shelby and Davidson Counties are included in the top 10.

The project would be both a retail and a community resource endeavor.

A report on the effort is due in July.

The division surveyed 39 cities to complete the report.

A new leader was set to be chosen by spring and on the job this summer.