The Parks and Recreation Department encourages all to Live and Play in the City of Deer Park and is dedicated to providing an exemplary quality of life by offering innovative Parks and Recreational experiences to the community consistent with our history, culture and unique character.
The Parks and Recreation Department’s vision is to become an industry leader through accreditation and by offering innovative Parks and Recreational experiences that foster growth, development and a vibrant, sustainable community by encouraging all to Live and Play in the City of Deer Park.
2 Live & Play | 2019 www.deerparktx.gov/parksandrec CONTENTs Message from the Mayor And leadership 3 4 About the Cover Running Against All Odds Hours of Operation Registration and Meet the Staff 5 6-7 8-9 16-17 10 12-13 14-15 18-19 Special Events Falling into Winter Recreation The Cure for Winter Boredom Athletics & Leagues Keeping Warm by Staying Active Maxwell Center Spicing it up with Seniors Art Park Players All the World’s a Stage Rectrac Update New Software on the Way Parks Crisp Air and Beautiful Parks 20 Facilities Where to do what you do statement Mission 22 Project Update Making Things Happen Leagues Game on 11 23 Summer Recap Remembering the fun we had Table of
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GAME ROOM PARTIES
Fridays | 6-8pm | Community Center Game Room
All Ages
September 20 - National Pepperoni Pizza Day | $6
Registration Required
December 13 - Santa’s Factory | FREE
On Friday evenings, we transform the game room into a designated party theme. There will be activities and programmed fun for the entire family. Each evening will boast games and fun for ALL AGES.
GOBBLE GAMES
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | November 25-27 11am-12pm | Community Center Room 12 | FREE
3 days in a row of Thanksgiving themed games! Come to one or all! Roll a Turkey is a dice game with the object to fill a turkey card with candy. Be the first and get a small prize! Minute to Win it Thanksgiving style are challenges you must complete in only one minute! Candy Bar Bingo requires each participant to bring a regular size candy bar to play. Those getting a bingo pick a candy bar as their prize. The last game is a cover all and the winner will get the haul of candy in the pot!
PAINTING WITH PAM
September 13: Dragonfly
October 11: Pumpkin Trio
November 15: Dragon
December 13: Snowman in Santa Hat
Fridays | 6:30-8:30pm | Community Center | Room 11
Ages 5 & Up | $25
Whether you are an old hand at painting or brand new, this class is right for you. Spend an evening with family and friends in a relaxed atmosphere. The instructor Pam is friendly and encouraging, offering step by step instruction. Each month is a new theme so you can come back again and again. Participants are welcome to bring snacks.
GOOD BOY DOG OBEDIENCE & NEXT LEVEL DOG OBEDIENCE
Tuesdays | September 24 - October 29 | 6:30-7:30pm
Jimmy Burke Activity Center
$150/dog
& human pair
Picture your dog walking politely beside you, staying still when you say and coming when you call. It’s possible! Join in on this basic dog obedience group class and learn how to motivate your dog to reliably follow your direction, Class is taught in a fun environment with you working alongside other dog people from your community. With a maximum of 15 dog/human pairs, make sure you reserve a spot in the next class!
You may email instructor at smcbride@goodboyobedience. com
This class covers basic commands that will make life with your dog an enjoyable one. Expect to put in work outside of class meetings for best results.
WILD CHILD DESTINATION - 7 ACRE WOOD
Monday | October 14 | 7:30am-5pm | Community Center
Ages 6-11 | $25
There is no school for DPISD on Monday, October 14th but we have you covered with a field trip to 7 Acres Farm! There is plenty to do from petting zoo, a mini golf course, swings, huge playground, gigantic sandbox and much more! Please provide lunch or money to buy a lunch from the facility. Please arrive on time as departure will be exactly at 8:00am. We will only be offering 13 slots on this trip so register soon!
ART PARK DANCERS
September 9 - May 16 | Community Center | Dance Room
$30 per dancer/per month | *no charge for dancers 55+
Fall Dance classes begin Monday, September 9, 2019 for ages 2-Adult. Tuition is $30/month/class with a $15 registration fee.
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CALL FROM THE NORTH
December 10 & 12 | FREE
All good little boys and girls will receive a call from the North Pole. Fill out the Call from the North Pole form and you will get a holiday jingle. Forms can be found online at www.deerparktx.gov or stop by the Community Center starting November 5. Sign up quick! These calls make memories that will last a lifetime!
MOVIES IN THE PARK
Dow Park | DUSK | ALL AGES | FREE
September 7 - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (PG)
October 5 -Halloweentown (PG)
JOIN US IN THE DOW PARK PAVILIONS on the first Saturday of the month for Movie in the Park. This free event begins at dusk (check timeanddate.com for approximate times). In case of a weather related incident, the movie will be moved into the Earl Dunn Gym. The Deer Park Citizens Police Academy will be selling concessions.
ZERO EFFORT MEAL PREP
November 9 | Saturday | 4-6pm | Ages 18 & Up
Maxwell Center Multipurpose Room | $30
Join us at the Maxwell Center and learn a few meal prep recipes that are inexpensive, quick and easy to make. Best of all, everything we cook will be packed with nutrition. We will be teaching you how to spend less time in the kitchen and more time getting out and staying healthy. We will be showing you how to cook three different recipes that can be used for breakfast, lunch and dinner. This event is being held at the Maxwell Center and is for everyone ages 18 & up.
TEXAS OUTDOOR FAMILY CAMPOUT
Brazos Bend State Park | Saturday & Sunday
For familes of all ages | $25 per family
Meet at Brazos Bend State Park at 9am on November 23 and conclude on November 24 at 11am
Join a parks and recreation staff member to guide you through an outdoor camping experience at one of Texas’s most beautiful state parks, Brazos Bend State Park! We will be partnering with Texas Parks and Wildlife’s (TPWD) Texas Outdoor Family to provide you with tents, bedding, Dutch ovens and utensils for you to make camp meals for your family. There will be exciting activities such as alligator watching, nature walks, biking, which is also provided by TPWD and more. One campsite can accommodate a family up to six. Please bring enough food and water for your family to enjoy for 24 hours. Due to weather and high amount of walking, extra food and water is recommended. For more information visit www.deerparktx.gov/ parksandrec.
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SENIOR YOGA WITH CAREY
Tuesdays & Thursdays | 10:30-11:30am | Maxwell Center
Ages 55 and Up | $25/month 1 day per week
$40/month 2 days per week
Relate, relate, release. Yoga is coming to the Maxwell Adult Center and everyone ages 55 and older are welcome to attend. Participants may attend any four of these classes per month for the price of $25.00 or all eight classes per month for the price of the price of $40.00.
OPEN PLAY PICKLEBALL
Mondays & Wednesdays | 10am - 12pm | Earl Dunn Gym
Ages 55+ | FREE
Come and join our senior friends for free pickleball play. Must have a valid membership to play. If you have never played before, we will teach you!
Day Trips
OLD TOWN SPRING
Wednesday | October 17 | 9am-5pm
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Ages 55 & up | $20
Join us on a shopping trip to Old Town Spring! Old Town Spring is a favorite site of customers and visitors from all over the world. The area of the crossroads supports over 75 small businesses and produces several popular festivals and events. Old Town Spring is voted one of the top attractions in Texas each year.
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SIT AND FIT
Mondays & Wednesdays | 9-10am | Maxwell Center
Ages 55 and Up | FREE
Come enjoy a low impact cardio group class with Danielle. This class is structured to help enhance strength and conditioning for participants through adaptable muscletoning exercises, which offer a challenge at levels which are safe. Please wear athletic clothing and shoes. This class is free, but registration is required. Sign up at the Maxwell Center or call 281-478-7276.
THREE DIMENSIONAL GLASS BLOWING
Wednesday | October 2 | 10am-5pm
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Ages 55 & up | $20
Three Dimensional Visions (Glass blowing art facility). They offer a narrated glass blowing demo & tour of hot shop, show room, and gallery space. Perhaps you’ll even find the perfect gift and experience the magic of glass! The cost of this trip is $20 which includes ticket and roundtrip transportation. Lunch on your own at Ruby’s BBQ.
GEORGE RANCH HISTORICAL PARK
Thursday | November 21 | 9am-5pm
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Ages 55 & up | $35
Discover more than 100 years of Texas history with a trip through time at the George Ranch Historical Park! Located on a 20,000-acre working ranch, the Park is divided into four distinct home sites. You can experience Texas history through the eyes of four generations of one family. We will be enjoying a chuckwagon lunch and self guided tour of the ranch. *price includes lunch
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Night out on the Town
A CHORUS LINE
Thursday | September 12 | 5-10pm
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Ages 55 & up | $40
Join us in viewing A Chorus Line, which opened on Broadway in 1975 and was an instant classic. This incisive portrait of the life of the Broadway dancer received nine Tony Awards® as well as the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It went on to become one of the longest-running shows in Broadway history. A brilliantly complex fusion of song, dance, and compellingly authentic drama, A Chorus Line is the musical for everyone who’s ever had a dream and put it all on the line.
Special Events
COSTUME CONTEST
Thursday | October 31 | 12-1pm | Maxwell Center
Ages 55 & up | FREE
Happy Halloween! Time to dust off your favorite, most creative costume. Prizes will be given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.
MAXWELL THANKFUL DINNER
Monday | November 25 | 6-8pm | Maxwell Center
Ages 55 & up | FREE
Give “thanks” during our annual Maxwell Thankful Dinner. This is a bring a dish dinner. Maxwell Center will provide the meats (ham and turkey). Call the Maxwell Center to reserve your spot and specify what side dish you will bring. Please RSVP by Monday, November 18.
ELF THE MUSICAL
Thursday | December 12 | 5-10pm
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Ages 55 & up | $40
Join us in viewing this modern day Christmas classic as it returns to TUTS for the holiday season!
Based on the cherished 2003 movie, Elf - The Musical, tells the story of Buddy, a human accidentally transported to the North Pole as a baby. Unaware that he is actually human, Buddy’s enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth.
With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father, discover his true identity, and help the Big Apple remember the true meaning of Christmas. This warm-hearted Broadway musical is sure to make all Houstonians embrace their inner Elf.
SENIOR OLYMPICS
November 11 - 15 | Jimmy Burke Activity Center
Ages 55 & up | FREE
Calling all seniors near and far! It’s Olympics time! There is a little something for everyone to participate in. We will be recognozing our veterans during opening ceremonies on Monday, November 11 at 9:30am. If you wish to be recognized, please contact the Maxwell Center. Events will run throughout the entire week. They include, but are not limited to, team walking relay, bakery, basketball, bean bag toss and chair volleyball. Registration forms available September 3, 2019. Registration deadline is October 21, 2019.
MAXWELL SENIOR BANQUET
Wednesday | December 11
Jimmy Burke Activity Center| Ages 55 & up
Residents are free/$10 for Non Residents
Join us for a Magical Night with your friends from the Maxwell Center! There will be door prizes and a catered dinner. Come out and be entertained by Paul Driscoll with his amazing magic and comedy show. Doors open at 5:15pm. Dinner will be served at 6pm. Show starts at 7pm. RSVP by Wednesday, December 4.
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Musical Theatre and Acting Classes
The Junior Art Park Players Academy offers a versitile selection of talent-expanding, con dence-building classes and workshops throughout the year. With an average of 200 students each semester, we would like to welcome you to our theatre family, and have you join us for a fun- lled season of ACTING, SINGING and DANCING!
This fall we will be presenting DISNEY’S FROZEN JR. at the conclusion of the semester. Performances are Dec. 3, 4, 5, 6 at 7pm. All students enrolled in the program will have the opportunity to audition for roles in the show!
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FALL CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 9th!!
There are NO LATE REGISTRATION FEES, so it’s never to late to sign up!
All classes are held at the Theatre/Courts Building 1302 Center St. Deer Park, TX 77536
Instructors: Susan Mele, David Eck, Fred White, Victoria Bryan, Julia Thomas, Margo Staley.
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DATES TIMES AGES FEES mondays 4:30-5:30PM 4-5 $120 DATES TIMES AGES FEES mondays 5:30-6:30PM 13-18 $120 DATES TIMES AGES FEES TUESDays 4:30-5:30PM 6-7 $120 DATES TIMES AGES FEES TUESDays 5:30-6:30PM 8-9 $120 DATES TIMES AGES FEES WEDNESDays 4:30-5:30PM 10 $120 DATES TIMES AGES FEES 5:30-6:30PM 11-12 $120 WEDNESDays DATES TIMES AGES FEES WEDNESDAY 4:30-5:30PM 13-18 $120
DATES TIMES AGES FEES TUESDays 4:30-5:30PM 8-18 $120
DATES TIMES AGES FEES THURSDAYS 4:30-5:30PM 13-18 $120
Auditions and how to Get Involved
Auditions will be held for our top performing groups Art Park Singers, Expression and Reaction on Monday, September 23rd from 4:30 - 6:30pm.
If you have an interest in working behind the scenes and learning technical theatre with Joe Piper, please call 281-478-7288 to nd out how to be a member of THE CREW.
On Stage!
A change of habit, boy oh, boy! When Sister Julia accidentally poisons 52 sisters with her soup, problems unfold. The nuns funds aren't enough to cover such huge burial costs, so the sisters get creative and organize a talent show fundraiser to earn the money. Based on the original Nunsense show, these "sisters" are "brothers" with all of the nuns being portrayed by male performers. Think of it as "Mrs. Doubt re enters the convent." For heaven sakes, don't miss this one!
Performances: October 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 2019 $30.00 for Dinner and Show - $15.00 Show Only
CHRISTMAS MAGIC!
Please join the Art Park Players as they present their seasonal offering CHRISTMAS MAGIC! featuring your favorite Christmas Songs and Holiday Characters. Santa and his elves will be located in the lobby of the theatre for photo opportunities, and there will also be vendors on hand for Christmas Shopping. The Louise McBee Circle of Life, Circle of Wreaths display will be available to bid on – all monies bene t The Rose.
CHRISTMAS MAGIC! will offer a healthy dose of Christmas cheer bringing you one holiday hit after another – it is a stocking full of fun!
Saturday, December 7th. 6pm Dinner - 7pm Show $25.00 for Dinner and Show - $15.00 Show Only
All Shows are presented at the Theatre/Courts Building
1302 Center St. Deer Park, TX 77536 - Box Of ce: 281-794-2448
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Park Name Address Acres Basketball Court Fitness Equipment Free Wi Fi Pavillion Multipurpose Open Space Park Lights Picnic Tables Playground Structure Restrooms Rose Garden Sports Fields Swimming Pool Tennis Courts RC Rock Crawler Park Volleyball Court Disc Golf Course Butterfly Garden Walking Trail Miles 17 Avon Park 601 W Eight St 3 0 14 18 Bayou Bend 4200 Kalwick Dr 8 0 26 19 Big Bend Park 1600 Big Bend Lane 2 03 0 17 20 Brookhollow Park 3117 Brookhollow Dr 0 69 21 Brownwind Park 3901 Brownwind Trail 2 54 0 25 22 College Park 4615 College Park Dr 1 0 3 23 Deer Meadows Park 2500 Oklahoma Ave 2 18 0 27 24 Dow Park 610 E San Augustine 40 1 25 East Meadows Park 5000 E Meadows Dr 0 79 26 Ella and Friends Dog Park 500 W 13th Street 1 46 27 McHenry Park 1201 Center Street 3 2 0 16 28 Monroe Park 1560 Monroe Street 1 6 29 Nedith Park 3717 Nedith Lane 1 2 30 Park Green 1000 Wynfield Dr 5 1 31 Park Meadows Park 1414 South Parkway Dr 5 0 27 32 Parkside Place Park 3400 Surrey Lane 0 72 0 05 33 Parkview Park 1109 Brookhollow Dr 0 61 34 Heritage Park Patrick s Cabin 1410 Center Street 35 Running Brook Park 1400 Comanche Street 3 36 Terrace Park 126 West 3rd 1.1 37 Tiffany Amber Park 1800 Brookamber Circle 1 1 38 Wynfield Park 1610 Wyngate 3 39 Cottonwood Park 4215 Alta Lane 1 1 0 1 40 Deer Park Nature Preserve 2500 E 13th Street 1 5 P Street Detention Pond 1800 E P Street 7 94 0 43 P Street Right of Way 2600 E P Street 7
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Rental Facility Matrix
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Please note that there is a 12 hour maximum rental time on all fields.
Those wishing to reserve a pavilion for a designate time or date can do so on a rental fee basis. Paperwork must be completed by the person using the pavilion and will only be valid for the name on the contract. Subletting of pavilion to another group or patron is not allowed. Any violations of this will result in termination of a contract and loss of all deposits. Please visit www.deerparktx.org/parksandrec or call 281-478-2050 for more information on reserving a pavilion.
We all have those days when it’s time to plan a celebration and it gets stressful trying to do so. If that’s you, then have your party at the Deer Park Community Center and let us help take some of the load off your shoulders. Each party consists of the rental room for 3 hours to include tables and chairs in addition to the first 2 hours of loaded exclusive fun in our game room.
COST FOR RESIDENTS: $75 NON RESIDENTS: $85 | $50 Deposit Reservations can only be made Friday 5:30 - 8:30pm and Saturday 1:30 - 4:30pm.
20 Live & Play | 2019 Fa c i l i t i es A d d r ess D ep osi t s Sea t i n g Ca p a c i t y Resi d en t Ra t e N on - Resi d en t Ra t e Avon Recreation Center 601 E. 8th Street $100 45 $25 per hour Not available to Non-residents $100 12 $25 per hour Not available to Non-residents Claude Burgess Center 4200 Kalwick $250 90 $50 per hour (Monday - Thursday) $75 per hour (Friday - Sunday) $60 per hour (Monday - Thursday) $85 per hour (Friday - Sunday) Kingsdale Recreation Center 2218 Kingsdale Drive $100 25 $25 per hour (Saturday & Sunday Only) Not available to Non-residents Fa c i l i t y A d d r ess D ep osi t s Sea t i n g Ca p a c i t y Resi d en t Ra t e N on - Resi d en t Ra t e Community Center 610 E. San Augustine $250 90 $50 per hour (Monday - Thursday) $75 per hour (Friday - Sunday) $60 per hour (Monday - Thursday) $85 per hour (Friday - Sunday) $100 25 $40per hour (Monday - Thursday) $50 per hour (Friday - Sunday) $65 per hour (Monday - Thursday) $75 per hour (Friday - Sunday) $100 25 $75 (Friday: 5:30 pm-8:30 pm; Saturday 1:30 pm -4:30 pm) $85 (Friday: 5:30 pm-8:30 pm; Saturday 1:30 pm -4:30 pm) Fa c i l i t y A d d r ess D ep osi t s Sea t i n g Ca p a c i t y Resi d en t Ra t e N on - Resi d en t Ra t e Jimmy Burke Activity Center 500 W. Thirteenth Street $1,500 600 $75 per hour (Monday - Thursday) $100 per hour (Friday - Sunday) $120 per hour (Monday - Thursday) $175 per hour (Friday - Sunday) $250/ $500(with alcohol) 300 $60 per hour (Monday - Thursday) $85 per hour (Friday - Sunday) $90 per hour (Monday - Thursday) $115per hour (Friday - Sunday) $250/ $500(with alcohol) 300 $50 per hour (Monday - Thursday) $75 per hour (Friday - Sunday) $80 per hour (Monday - Thursday) $105 per hour (Friday - Sunday) Fa c i l i t y A d d r ess D ep osi t s Ren t a l Ra t e Adult Sports Complex 2700 East Pasadena Blvd. No Deposit $25 for 2 hour practice $100 Deposit $100 per field per day Sand Volleyball Courts 610 East San Augustine No Deposit $25 for 2 hour practice $100 Deposit $100 per field per day Fa c i l i t y A d d r ess D ep osi t s Ren t a l Ra t e Dow Park 610 East San Augustine $100 Resident $250 Non-resident $25/ hour Resident $35/hour Non-resident $100 Resident $200 Non-resident $10/ hour Resident $20/hour Non-resident $100 Resident $200 Non-resident $10/ hour Resident $20/hour Non-resident McHenry Park 1201 Center Street $100 Resident $250 Non-resident $10/ hour Resident $20/hour Non-resident McHenry Park Pavilion P a vi l i o ns A d d i t i on a l I n for ma t i on Large Dow Park Pavilion Splash Park Pavilion Small Dow Park Pavilion
Whole Building Front Half Back Half Sp o r ts R enta l Fa ci l i ti es Room 6 & 12 Room 10 & 11 Game Room Front Half Back Half Tournament
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JIMMY BURKE ACTIVITY CENTER IS THE ONLY FACILITY THAT ALLOWS THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL.
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Tallow Mitigation Project-
This project’s goal is to restore native wetland vegetation associated with an approximately 17-acre wetland located in Deer Park. Project includes removal of Chinese Tallow trees and other invasive species including buttonbush shrub, Cherokee Rose, Yaupon, blackberries and other herbaceous vegetation. Trees were removed using the girdle method, stump spray and foliar application for shrubs. This project was one of the elements associated with phase 1 of the Deer Park Nature Preserve Project that the City of Deer Park worked with Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Army Corps of Engineers.
New Soccer Complex - The new soccer development project is nearing completion with a substantial completion letter for the building and punch list items close to completion. The RAS handicapped accessibility review has been completed. The grass sod, sprigging and hydro mulch have been installed and growing in the fields.
Repair to the Truss of the Historic Bridge at the Battleground Golf Course–Architectural Consultant RPS, Gibson & Associates, Inc, City of Deer Park Staff and Touchstone Golf have met several times including a preliminary and pre-construction meeting to discuss logistics and discuss relevant items to the project. The Notice to Proceed Letter was sent on June 19, 2019.
Battleground Historic Bridge Repair will consist of mobilization of materials and labor, replacing steel members, repair section loss with steel members, filling voids with metal repair composite, cleaning, abrasive blasting, and painting
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steel. Construction on the bridge is currently underway.
Hike and Bike Trails – This is one of the seven projects that was approved at a Special Election for Type B Economic Development Sales and Use Tax Proposition in May 2015. On January 28, 2019 the DPCDC approved the recommendation to take to City Council to authorize the agreement with Burditt Consultants, LLC to begin the development of hike and bike trail project with a site feasibility study and implementation plan to include cost estimates, a phasing strategy, and schematic design of trail alignments. On February 5, 2019 at the City Council meeting, City Council approved the hiring of the firm to development the site feasibility plan and implementation plan with cost estimates, phasing strategy and schematic design of trail alignments for the hike and bike trail project. Burditt Consultants LLC has been contracted to administer architectural services for this project. A Committee has been developed that will consist of members from the Community.
North East Hike and Bike Trail Project – The City of Deer Park has begun work on design and layout for the Northeast Hike and Bike trail. The City has received a grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to fund the future trail. RVi Planning was selected as the landscape architecture firm to complete the design work and layout of the trail. Preliminary conceptual design has the trail beginning in Park Green
Park and extending south to Runningbrook Park with several trail and path connections along the way. Surveyors have been gathering data from the trail site and that information will soon be utilized to complete the final design and construction
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Summer Recap
ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Our summer has drawn to an end and we can honestly say it was one for the books. Check out some of our favorite moments!
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