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Holiday Celebrations

Every December Benbrook hosts a holiday celebration with fireworks, Christmas decorations, and appearances by
Santa and Mrs. Claus. The City’s Fire Department employees plan, organize, and administer this annual event. Funds
are included in the 2018-19 Budget to continue this holiday tradition.

Community and Employee Wellness Promotions

The City Council encourages residents to get outdoors and to enjoy local recreational amenities including over 1,000
acres of parkland with baseball, softball, and football fields; four tennis courts; three playgrounds; miles of running
and walking trails; and basketball and volleyball courts. Residents were also reminded of Benbrook’s exceptional golf
course, bike routes, and top-notch YMCA facility.

New and expanded facilities in Benbrook contribute towards efforts to promote and encourage community and
employee wellness and fitness. The Winscott Road/Lakeside Drive Hike and Bike Trail Extension Project was completed
in 2013 with financing through the Capital Projects Fund. In 2013-14, a portion of the City/County overlay program was
used to construct an asphalt hike and bike trail on the south side of Winscott Road from Beach Road to the east parking
lot of the Benbrook Community Center/YMCA and to seal the existing trails on both sides of Winscott Road.

Rolling Hills Park was officially opened on April 14, 2012. The Benbrook City Council and City Staff, along with several
dozen community members, celebrated the opening of Rolling Hills Park, located at 6970 Rolling Hills Drive. Rolling
Hills Park is the first neighborhood park to be constructed in Benbrook in nearly thirty years. The 4.3-acre park offers
amenities for the entire family; facilities include: a jogging trail, pavilion, picnic tables, a sand volleyball court, shaded
playground equipment, outdoor exercise equipment, and a half-court basketball court.

In 2016-17, General Fund reserves were used to create a pocket park. South Benbrook Park, dedicated in November
2017, is a pocket park located at 1119 Cozby West and was built through a partnership between the Benbrook United
Methodist Church and the City of Benbrook; amenities include a playground, picnic tables, bicycle racks, benches, and
a walking track.

In the 2018-19 Budget, funds are included in the Parks Department to replace and to upgrade the breaker boxes for all
ball fields. Funds are also available to replace all waste containers to reduce and to deter vermin and litter in
Benbrook’s parks and recreation facilities.

CITY OF BENBROOK 2018-19 ANNUAL BUDGET
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