2023 MDD Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT YEAR END 2023

Azle Absolutely

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Staff

Jack Stevens President

Tom Muir Executive Director City Manager

Bill Jones Vice President Brian Conner Secretary

David Hawkins Director of Planning & Development

Randa Goode Amy Estes Jack Reynolds Stacy Peek

NEW BUSINESS OPENINGS Q1

Q2

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EAGLE MOUNTAIN PLAZA TACOS Y HAMBURGERS Y CHURROS CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY TRINITY HOME GROUP QUICKWAY FOOD STORE TACOS VIDA LUX SALON & SPA HALO HAIR & LASHES JUST BE YOU HILL PAINT & BODY LLC FUNKYTOWN SOCIAL CO. FROZE-ZONE

Q3 SALON 76020 AMIGO CASH AZLE EVENT CENTER

Q4 DANDALE’S BOUTIQUE AZLE HEARING AZLE SMOKE & VAPE SHOP STAFFORD PLACE APARTMENTS T-MOBILE CHAMBERLAIN’S LEATHER MILK

BRE Visits

Sales Tax Increase

New Businesses

20

$488,500

28

Events Attended

Façade Grants

Public Workshops

18

3

3

Facebook followers

Business Spotlights

801

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2023

QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECTS ‘WELCOME TO AZLE’ MURAL Located at the intersection of Stewart St. and Main St., the new mural was installed in October. City staff and Council worked collaboratively to create the design concept that now serves as the backdrop to the outdoor dining area at Main St. Tacos. The total cost of this project was $10,512.

SIDEWALK COMPLETION PROJECT This fiscal year the MDD putting the finishing touches on a sidewalk path that extends to three schools and one city park, all without crossing a single major roadway. Hornet Academy, Walnut Creek Elementary, Azle Elementary, and Shady Grove Park are all directly on the path. However, the sidewalk didn’t fully connect until the MDD provided funding to fill two significant ‘gaps’ last year. The completed sidewalk now extends more than 3 miles from Stribling at Boyd Road, to the eastern border of the new Lakeview Heights Subdivision. The total cost of this project was $176,475.

City staff began working with Halff Associates to update the city’s Comprehensive Master Plan. This year we performed community outreach for feedback on land use and amenities, completed a visioning exercise, compiled a market and fiscal analysis, evaluated preferred land use scenarios, and began working on the downtown plan.

The Comprehensive Master Plan will be completed and presented to City Council for adoption in the spring, barring any interruptions. The final document will also contain a recommendation and implementation strategy.

THE

feedlot

AN OUTDOOR DINING EXPERIENCE

Azle will welcome its first food truck park this spring!

Staff has been working diligently to prepare the site, which is located at 225 Church St. The Feedlot will feature a stage for live music, RV hookups for up to three food trucks, festoon lighting and picnic tables.