Where We Live Magazine Summer '22

WHERE WE LIVE

Summer 2022 Cemetery Dedication Economic Development Update Hurst Gives Back

CONTENTS Our Community........................ 4

Hurst celebrates Park & Recreation Month July is national Park and Recreation Month, and the City of Hurst has a

Parks & Recreation................... 14

lot to offer everyone from beautiful walking trails and playgrounds, to

Facility Information................ 20

one of the beautiful walking trails at Mayfair Park. See pages 22-23 for

our aquatics centers and new dog park. This month’s cover highlights a list of Hurst parks and ammenities.

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CITY COUNCIL Henry Wilson Mayor Cindy Shepard Mayor Pro Tem David Booe Council Member Cathy Brotherton Council Member Jon McKenzie Council Member John Miller Council Member Gary N. Waldron Council Member

CITY STAFF

Mayfair Park

Clay Caruthers City Manager Clayton Fulton Assistant City Manager Malaika Farmer Assistant City Manager Greg Dickens Executive Director of Public Works Rita Frick City Secretary Steve Niekamp Police Chief David Palla Fire Chief Steve Bowden Executive Director

Hurst Dog Park

of Economic Development and Tourism

Kyle Gordon Executive Director of Community Services Michelle Lazo Executive Director

of Planning and Community Development

Shelly Klein Assistant to the City Manager

Chisholm Aquatics Center

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Chisholm Park

HURST HIGHLIGHT

Hurst City Council

Mayor and councilmembers sworn in for new term Mayor Henry Wilson, Councilmember Cathy Brotherton, Councilmember Cindy Shepard and Councilmember Gary N. Waldron ran unopposed this election and were sworn in on May 10 for their new term in office.

Councilmember Shepard was also voted in as Mayor Pro Tem for the year. Congratulations to all!

Councilmember Cathy Brotherton

Councilmember Gary N. Waldron

Mayor Henry Wilson

Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Shepard

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OUR COMMUNITY The Social Media Connection City of Hurst WEBSITE: www.hursttx.gov FACEBOOK: @CityofHurstTX TWITTER: @TheCityofHurst INSTAGRAM: @CityofHurstTX NEXTDOOR: City of Hurst

Hurst Public Library WEBSITE: www.hursttx.gov/library FACEBOOK: @HurstPublicLibrary

New IVR phone system offered for utility billing

TWITTER: @HurstLibrary INSTAGRAM: @HurstPublicLibrary

Hurst Police & Fire FACEBOOK: @HurstPoliceDepartment

The City of Hurst Utility Billing Department implemented an IVR

TWITTER: @HurstPoliceDept, @HurstFireDept

(Interactive Voice Response) phone system on May 4. The phone

NEXTDOOR: Hurst Police Department

system has several benefits which include:

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The ability for customers to check their current balance and pay

WEBSITE: www.hurstcc.com

their utility bill over the phone 24/7. (A $1.00 convenience fee

FACEBOOK: @HurstCC

is charged for payments made by phone. There is no charge for

INSTAGRAM: @HurstConferenceCenter

account balance inquiries by phone.)

Hurst Parks and Recreation FACEBOOK: @HurstParksandRecreation INSTAGRAM: @HurstParksandRecreation

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The ability to select either English or Spanish as the preferred language

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Improving the security of customers banking information Ability to contact customers efficiently with outbound campaigns including courtesy notices such as for delinquent accounts, pending

Hurst Senior Activities Center FACEBOOK: @HurstSeniorActivitiesCenter

disconnection notices and other important messages that may need to be delivered in a timely manner.

The payment system can be accessed by calling the current utility billing main line at 817-788-7040 and selecting option 1 or by calling directly at 844-634-1183. Visit hursttx.gov/payments to pay and manage your account online, set up auto draft or pay by text free of charge.

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A winner of Hurst’s Seasonal Property Maintenance Award.

Property Pride

Are your neighbors going the EXTRA YARD? Seasonal Property Maintenance Award If your neighbor has gone the extra yard to spruce up

Visit hursttx.gov/propertypride for more information

their property, nominate them for our Property Pride

and the online submission form.

Award!

We can’t wait to see your nomination!

We are looking to recognize homeowners in Hurst for taking extra special care of their properties

Properties are eligible to receive the award once

including painting, landscaping and more.

every three years.

Nominate them at hursttx.gov/propertypride.

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City Councilmembers and members of the Community Arts and Historical Landmark Preservation Committee at the entrance of the Post Oak-Parker Cemetery.

Historic landmark dedicated in Hurst

Post Oak-Parker Cemetery named official Texas cemetery, recognized as historical site

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Signs designate the Post Oak-Parker Cemetery as a historical landmark in the City of Hurst.

Grave sites at the Post Oak-Parker Cemetery.

The Post Oak-Parker Cemetery was dedicated

preserve the rich history of our city and worked

recently in celebration of the completion of the fence

together to complete this project.

project, which includes a beautiful new entrance, and the recent designation as an official Texas cemetery.

These preservation efforts commemorate how much

The cemetery is also recognized as a Hurst historical

value we hold for our city and the people who called

site and includes a Hurst Historical Landmark

this home before us.

marker at the entrance.

For those wanting to visit, you can call the Parks Our City Council, members of the Community Arts

Division at 817-788-7222 to receive a lock

and Historical Landmark Preservation Committee,

combination to gain access to the cemetery.

and city staff members take great pride in helping

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Gives Back City staff members painting trim on the CPR house.

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City team members join 6-Stones’ program to aid Hurst residents with home repair On April 22, City of Hurst team members spent the day serving a few of our neighbors and helping promote property pride in our city!

We partnered with 6 Stones’ CPR program and worked on a house in Hurst doing scraping, painting, and landscape. This is a program we have participated in for many years, but this year, we added a new element! We expanded our scope of work to several neighboring homes and offered curb address painting, hanging of American flags, provided potted plants and assisted with other various needs that came up. We were honored to serve a few of our residents and make an impact in our community!

Know anyone who could benefit from the CPR program in the future? They can sign up at hursttx.gov/CPR. We look forward to seeing how this program evolves in the future.

Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Shepard and Councilmember Jon McKenzie deliver potted plants to neighbors.

Left: City staff members clearing brush, hanging flags and painting addresses on the curb.

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Hurst 101 Graduates recognized at City Council meeting Congratulations to our 2022 Hurst 101 Graduates!

Graduates were recognized during the May 10 City Council meeting.

Hurst 101 is our citizens academy where participants meet on Thursday evenings throughout the spring and hear from various city staff members, tour city facilities and engage with City Councilmembers. If you are interested in joining next year’s Hurst 101 program, we will be accepting applications later this year.

For more information, visit hursttx.gov/hurst101.

Hurst 101 graduates recognized at Hurst’s May City Council meeting. The program will be accepting applications again soon.

Fire Department Steak Dinner October 8 Main Fire Station | 2100 Precinct Line Rd. | 4 - 8 p.m.

The annual Hurst Citizens Fire Academy Alumni Association Fire Department Steak Dinner event (catered by Outback) is Oct. 8 from 4-8 p.m.

Tickets go on sale mid-August at Fire Administration (2100 Precinct). Tickets usually sell out pretty quickly, so get yours soon! For more information, call the Fire Department at 817-788-7238.

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Community volunteers learn about emergency preparedness and basic disaster response techniques.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) offers disaster response techniques If a major disaster affects Hurst, our citizens may

Since its inauguration in 2014, the Hurst CERT has

be forced to rely on each other for help in order to

provided support personnel for the annual Hurst

meet their immediate life-saving and life-sustaining

Stars and Stripes and Christmas Tree Lighting events.

needs. Sponsored by the Hurst Fire Department, the

Additionally, in 2015 Hurst deployed CERT members

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is

to supplement the post tornado effort in Rowlett and

a training program that prepares citizen volunteers

provided personnel to Ft. Worth and Dallas in 2017 to

to respond to emergency situations that may affect

assist at their Hurricane Harvey shelters. Members also

our community. This program teaches emergency

assisted in 2021 during Winter Storm Uri.

preparedness and basic disaster response techniques that will prepare citizen volunteers to take an active

The CERT program is open to Hurst residents who are

role in providing critical support to professional first

18 years or older, can perform some physical activity

response members during emergencies. The instructions

and can pass a background check. Applications are

include basic first aid, triage, small fire suppression,

available at the Hurst Fire Station #1, 2100 Precinct

light search and rescue methods, communications,

Line Rd. or on the Hurst city website at hurst.gov/

cribbing and an introduction to the Incident Command

CERT.

System.

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UPDATE

Economic Development

North East Mall

Hawaiian Bros.

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Black Rock Coffee Bar

Olivio’s Café and Tortilla Factory

Nothing Bundt Cakes

Hurst ranks in Top 50 cities for retail sales in Texas Eighty-five percent of all retail sales occur in brick

Black Rock Coffee Bar, Dutch Bros, Sbarro’s Italian,

and mortar stores, and Hurst is fortunate that many

Sushi Go, Olivo’s Café and Tortilla Factory and others.

national and regional physical stores call Hurst their home.

Simon Property Groups North East Mall continues to serve as the highlight of the Hurst retail community.

In the last four years, over one million square feet of new

Several new stores opened there this year, which

businesses have opened in Hurst, helping to create an

allows them to remain nearly 100% leased year-

attractive shopping environment for shoppers all across

round. Dillard’s, Macy’s, JC Penney, Dick’s Sporting

the region. Retail occupancy levels exceed national and

Goods, Michael Kors, Pandora, James Avery Jewelry,

regional averages while developers and retailers are still

White House Black Market, Cinemark 18 Theater, BJ’s

finding new opportunities. The City enjoys a centralized

Restaurant and Brewhouse and 140 other retail stores

location between Dallas and Fort Worth as the recently

and eateries help keep this popular shopping destination

expanded SH 121/183 brings over 230,000 cars per day

vibrant. Ten million shoppers come from all across the

through the center of the City.

region each year to shop this super regional mall, and they enjoy the many other retail offerings as well. The

Eighteen new restaurants have opened in the last few

state’s third largest mall helps keep Hurst as one of the

years in this busy corridor, and the recently opened

Top 50 Cities in the State of Texas in retail sales per

Hawaiian Bros, Dixie House Café and Hattie Marie’s

capita.

Texas Style BBQ will add further to the highway roster.

Consumers extend their shopping stay if they can enjoy

We look forward to continuing to share the many

a good meal out as they shop to meet their retail needs.

development and redevelopment opportunities in

Numerous other new eateries are now offered in Hurst

Hurst.

after openings this year including Nothing Bundt Cakes,

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Stars & Stripes Fireworks Show Celebrate America’s Independence the best way possible!

With food, live music, and fireworks! Free parking and shuttles available from Northeast Mall. Gates open at 4:00 p.m., and the music starts at 6:00 p.m. For more information follow our FB event @hurstparksandrecreation.

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Play Safe: Drowning Prevention Stop by, take a swim, and learn about water safety! We will have CPR practice, life jacket fittings, a lifeguard photo booth, and much more! This event will take place during our regular open swim hours. Normal admission fees apply.

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Frozen Friday It’s Frozen Friday at Heritage Village Plaza! Bring the family out from 3:00-5:00 p.m. for a FREE frozen treat! Everyone welcome!

Dive-in Movie “Finding Nemo.” The gates open at 7:00 p.m. and the movie begins at dusk. Central Aquatics Center - $7/person Fitness in the Park Start your morning off right with the strengthening and relaxing movements of Yoga! Bring your mat for this free class offered on the lawn at the Hurst Recreation Center.

Chalk Your Park We supply the chalk, you supply the inspiration!

Family Bingo Join us for an exciting afternoon of B-I-N-G-O with the family!

Light refreshments provided. Space is limited. HSAC members only.

Coffee in the Park Let’s kick your morning stroll up a notch with a cup of hot joe (or iced for all you cold beverage fans out there). Staff will be at Chisholm Park with some free tasty treats.

Bring a Friend for Free One day only, current HSAC members may bring one friend to try out the facility!

Ice Cream in the Park Cool off with a sweet treat at the Chisholm Aquatics Center. Be one of the first to enter the facility on Wednesday, July 20 and receive a free ice cream sandwich (while supplies last).

Pupsicles at the park In preparation for National #struttyourmutt Day, staff will have some tasty treats for your pup at the Hurst Dog Park! Treats are free and available from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Yoga in the Park Start your morning off right with the strengthening and relaxing movements of Yoga! Bring your mat for this free class offered on the lawn at Heritage Village Plaza.

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HEALTHY HURST

Healthy Hurst Wellness Program To help our citizens find fun ways to incorporate a healthy lifestyle into their lives, we offer fitness-related programs and events throughout the year. These programs and events are free to all Hurst residents and non-residents who are members of the Hurst Recreation Center.

Healthy Hurst Kid’s Triathlon Saturday, Aug. 13 Hurst Community Park | 601 Precinct Line Rd. The Healthy Hurst Kids Triathlon provides a fun and challenging opportunity for the children in our community to stay active! With registration available for ages 5-12, there is something for every kiddo interested! Athletes will complete a bike and run loop and then have the opportunity to go down a water slide to complete the course! Race distances are the same for all ages. Registration runs through August 11.

This event is free! Pre-registration is mandatory.

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Affordable Fees! Unlimited Classes! Limitless Results!

Fees*: Resident: $25 Non-Resident: $30 *Drafted monthly

BARRE BURN A workout inspired by ballet, yoga, and Pilates that focuses on lowimpact, high-intensity movements designed to strengthen your body

BODYCOMBAT A workout where we punch and kick, but without contact.

BODYBALANCE An athletic blend of yoga, Tai Chi, and Pilates, which leaves participants feeling long, strong, centered and calm

BODYPUMP Allows participants to use light weights and become strong without feeling intimidated by the weight room

DANCE FIT Allows participants to enjoy the sensation of dance. It puts as much emphasis on having fun as breaking a sweat.

RUNNING CLUB Each week has a different format to provide a fun and challenging workout that will help you improve your pace, distance, and overall goals!

SPIN An indoor cycling workout where participants ride to the rhythm of music to reach a calorie-burning endorphin high

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Chisholm Aquatics Center

Daily Admission Fees Free - 12 months and younger Free - 65 years and older $6 - Hurst Residents *, ages 1 - 64 years $12 - Non-Residents, ages 1 - 64 years

2200 Norwood Drive For more information, visit hursttx.gov

Hours of Operation

Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 3:00-8:00 p.m.

Tuesday/Thursday: Noon-8:00 p.m.

Sat, Sun: 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

The Central Aquatics Center is closed for public swim for the 2022 season.

Our Learn-to-Swim Program is offered at the Central Aquatics Center on weekdays in both the morning and evening. There are no lessons offered at the Chisholm Aquatics Center.

The Hurst Aquatics Team is excited to offer a fun summer season! However, despite significant recruitment efforts, we have not received enough seasonal aquatics applications to safely operate both facilities at “normal” levels. The safety of our citizens and Aquatics Center guests is our number one priority.

As a result, we are offering a modified operating schedule for the 2022 aquatics summer season.

Residents must show proof of residency in the form of a driver’s license and Hurst water bill or will be charged the Non-Resident rate. Hurst Aquatics Center guests must pay the appropriate admission fee.

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AQUATICS DOGGIE DIVE-IN Bring your four-legged friends for some fun in the sun at Central Aquatics Center!

Concession stand is open.

All dogs must be spayed/neutered. Proof of up-to-date vaccinations, including a current rabies shot, is required upon entrance to the event. Slides and some features are not available during this event.

For more detail on policies, please visit hursttx.gov/aquatics.

When: Saturday, August 13

North Texas Guard Games Friday, July 15 The City of Hurst is excited to host the 2022 North Texas Guard Games, a lifeguard skill competition.

Chisholm Aquatics Center is open for public swim from 4:009:30 p.m.

Where: Central Aquatics Center, 715 Mary Dr. Time: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Cost: $10 per person, dogs are FREE (Maximum two dogs per adult)

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FACILITY INFORMATION Hurst Recreation Center Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday: 5:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Friday: 5:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Saturday: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sunday: Closed

To view the full class and program schedule, please visit hursttx.gov/recreation or pick up a Live & Play activity guide at the Hurst Recreation Center.

Contact information 700 Mary Drive Hurst, Texas 76053 817-788-7325

Hurst Tennis Center Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday*: 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., 5 – 9 p.m.

Friday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sunday: Noon – 4 p.m.

Court Rental Fees

Contact information

Resident: $3

701 Mary Drive

Non-Resident: $5

Hurst, Texas 76053

* Gates are open for free play from 1-5 p.m. on weekdays

817-788-7330

Hurst Public Library Hours of Operation

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Tuesday & Thursday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Find out all the information on the Hurst

Sunday: Closed

Public Library, including programming, at hursttx.gov/library and on social media

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@HurstPublicLibrary.

Hurst Senior Activities Center Hours of Operation: Monday-Wednesday & Friday: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., Thursday 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.

For the latest news and updates, please visit hursttx.gov/hsac and on Facebook @ HurstSeniorActivitiesCenter.

Contact Information 700 Heritage Circle Hurst, Texas 76053 817-788-7710

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PARK SYSTEM Taking Care of Hurst Parks Parks crews inspect parks regularly for safety, litter, vandalism, and minor maintenance items. If you notice anything that requires our attention, please call 817.788.7325. Residents and guests may also report concerns via our ‘Where We Live’ app found in the Apple App store and Google Play store.

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Community Parks Central Park 700 Mary Dr.

Chisholm Park 2200 Norwood Dr.

Hurst Community Park 601 Precinct Line Rd.

Special Purpose Parks Heritage Village Plaza 841 W. Pipeline Rd.

Hurst Athletic Complex 2104 Precinct Line Rd.

Rickel Park 1001 Bluebonnet Dr.

Windmill Park 840 W. Cheryl Ave.

Hurst Dog Park 900 TCC Rd.

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Baseball/Softball Fields

Pavilion 22

Soccer Fields

Basketball Courts

Picnic Tables

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Volleyball Courts

Walking Path

Tennis Courts

Exercise Course

Restrooms

Fishing Pier

Playground

Off-Leash Area

Neighborhood Parks Bellaire Park 500 Pecan Drive E.

Echo Hills Park 500 Heneretta Dr.

Jaycee Baker Park 500 Belmont Dr.

Mayfair Park 1725 Norwood Dr.

Redbud Park 525 Redbud Drive W.

Smith/Barfield Park 640 W. Pleasantview Dr.

Vivagene Copeland Park 500 E. Pecan St.

Wan Ka-Kani Park 748 Shady Lane

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