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Other Capital Projects

Project Name Project Description
Litter Not Program - This project provides educational materials and other items necessary to communicate to our citizens the importance of
Continuing Project litter prevention and how to dispose of their trash in the appropriate manner.

Neighborhood Initiative The Neighborhood Initiative Program was developed in Jan. 2004. This program helps seniors, single parents and
Program - Continuing physically challenged individuals with minor exterior home repairs. In 2007, the City Council gave an additional $90,000 for
Project NIP and $15,000 for Neighborhood Looks through the TXU settlement to assist low income families with emergency
repairs. The Neighborhood Initiative Program was expanded, to provide cash incentives for residential homeowners to
reinvest in their homes and to provide some monetary support to volunteer groups helping with larger exterior renovations.
Donations from business and faith communities are used to sustain the program.

Strategic Plan - This CIP request is to create a Strategic Plan for NRH that will stem from the goals and objectives established by the City
Continuing Project Council as well as incorporate action items for each of the objectives. The Strategic Plan will involve an update to the
current Comprehensive Plan (adopted in 2001) to include a fresh look at development and redevelopment planning areas
identified by the City Council as well as update the current Land Use Plan and revise and update the current thoroughfare
plan into a multi-modal mobility plan that will incorporate the NRH trail system along with the future rail corridor.

TEX Rail - Continuing This project is for the design of the TEX Rail that will be coming to North Richland Hills in the near future. The rail will stop
Project at areas around Iron Horse and near Smithfield.

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