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PARKS AND RECREATION

Mission Statement
The Parks Maintenance Division provides Haltom City residents with safe, attractive parks and
open space. The Recreation Division is dedicated to provide facilities and programs that will
encourage family fitness, entertainment, cultural awareness and positive learning experiences.
The Senior Center helps senior adults build a brighter future for themselves and their community.

Accomplishments of FY2018
Parks Maintenance
✓ Made additional improvements to Little Fossil & Broadway Park
o Little Fossil – new shade covers over bleachers at all 3 fields
o Broadway Park – retaining wall, sod, and irrigation between fields; grassed the
infield on field #2; several upgrades and repairs to concession including larger ice
machine and epoxy flooring; restroom renovations included epoxy flooring, ceiling
fans, new lighting, and replaced a urinal with an additional bathroom stall in the
men’s room
✓ Maintained landscape and monument signs on 820 access roads and backage roads
✓ Assisted with completion of Veteran’s Memorial – added sod, irrigation
Recreation Division
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✓ Completed the 4 successful summer camp program
✓ Completed the 7 Annual Back to School Health Fair
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✓ Increased basketball participants by 12%
✓ Achieved record number of runners in Stampede and record numbers of schools (7
schools) participating in the School Challenge
Senior Center
✓ Continued the Friends Helping Friends Transportation Program and to provide rides to and
from the Senior Center
✓ Maintained partnerships with vendors to provide resources/programs:
o Texas Health Resources – Community Health Improvement Strategy
o Tarrant Area Food Bank for Senior Share food distribution and Pantry Express that
serves 200 families
o UNT Health Science Center
o Medical City North Hills
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✓ Completed 2 Annual Burgers & Bingo fundraiser for Friends Helping Friends
Transportation Program

Objectives for FY 2019
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➢ Begin 2 phase of Veteran’s Memorial at Haltom Road Park which will include a brick
fundraiser for the Walk of Freedom and gazebo
➢ Continue restoration of parks per Master Plan
➢ Increase participation in Recreation Center programs by 5%
➢ Provide 20,950 meals for Senior Center
➢ Add 42 new members to the Senior Center

New Budget Item
❖ Add one Park Supervisor and one Park Maintenance Worker $218,929
❖ Recreation Center Renovations $104,000
❖ Reclass Community Project Coordinator $4,424
❖ Increase Parks overtime $2,529

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