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City of Haltom City Annual Budget, FY 2020
General Fund

PARKS AND RECREATION

Senior Center
 Continued the Friends Helping Friends Transportation Program and provided rides to and
from the Senior Center.
 Hosted monthly pool tournaments with friends from other centers.
 Several partnerships between Senior Center and vendors to provide resources/programs
to participants:
o Tarrant Area Food Bank
o UNT Health Science Center
o Medical City North Hills
o Texas A&M Be Well
o Katten & Benson & McGee Elder Law firms
o AARP Safe Drivers Classes
 Holiday Arts & Crafts Sale – 38 vendors/raised $950.
 Thanksgiving Holiday meal – 224 served by City staff and community sponsors.
 Christmas Holiday meal – 207 served; turkeys given to Center members (funded by HCPD
& HCFD).
 Annual Baked Potato Supper raised $1,895.
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 4 Annual Burgers & Bingo fundraiser for Friends Helping Friends Transportation Program
raised $4,438 and was a sold-out crowd.

Objectives of FY2020

PARKS
 New restroom at Pecan Park
 Install all-access playground at Haltom Road Park.
 Add new parking lot at the Veterans Memorial.
 Continue 2 phase of Veteran’s Memorial at Haltom Road Park which will include a brick
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fundraiser for the Walk of Freedom and gazebo.
 Upgrades to Buffalo Ridge park including new trail markings/signage, lighting, emergency
call stations, restroom, replacement of old playground.
 Begin work on infrastructure at North Park/NEO.
 Begin implementing park improvements as outlined in new Master Plan.

RECREATION
 Increase programming offered at recreation center by offering more classes and new times.
 Increase revenue by adjusting the center hours to stay open longer on Saturdays for more
rentals.
 Complete fitness room renovations.
 Save on cost for ID badges by switching to key tags for access to the gyms.

SENIORS
 Provide 20,950 meals for Senior Center.
 Add 42 new members to the Senior Center.
 Move into newly renovated Senior Center.

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