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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 were used by 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.

In the 2019-20 Budget funds were included to upgrade seven ballfield dugouts and expand to a total of fourteen dugouts.

COMMUNITY APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENTS

Street, Sidewalk, and Roadway Improvements

Funds are included in the 2020-21 Budget for continuation and expansion of the highly-successful street overlay program. The City purchases
the materials and Tarrant County provides the specialized equipment to renovate residential streets. In 2013-14, a portion of the overlay
program was used to construct a twelve-foot wide 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.

The Benbrook Water Authority contracts with the City of Benbrook to repair street cuts for projects. This joint-effort insures that quality-control
measures are implemented and that the repairs are completed as expeditiously as possible.

The Council implemented fees charged to natural gas contractors for damages to Benbrook streets; the fees are designated for future road
repair projects. Transfers from this fund are designated for street repairs in 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and in 2020-21.

The Benbrook Boulevard Expansion Project broke ground in the summer of 2014; this project involves the stretch of Highway 377 spanning from
Winscott Road/Lakeway Drive north to the IH20/Loop 820 junction. The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) project includes the
addition of a median and left turn signals across the approximately 1.3 miles of highway. The development is expected to improve accessibility
to businesses along Benbrook Boulevard and to encourage growth by creating more opportunity for businesses to thrive. This economic growth
is projected to result in community advancement, to create a brighter future for Benbrook, and to increase the quality of life for current and for
future generations.

The BEDC constructed two street extensions in the northeast quadrant of Winscott Road and I-20 to facilitate access to the Hawkins Business
Center and to open portions of the Edwards trust property for development. The project included the extension of Benbrook Parkway from its
current terminus in the Benbrook Industrial Park southward to the I-20 frontage road, and the extension of Winbrook Drive eastward from its
current terminus to Hawkins Center Drive. As part of the street construction, the EDC installed the necessary associated infrastructure, including
the water and sewer lines at no cost to the Benbrook Water Authority. The City Council approved the BEDC project in May 2011.

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