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CITY OF HALTOM CITY aNNUAL BUDGET, FY2021 GENERAL FUND

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 FY2020

Parks Maintenance
◊ Installed first all-access playground at Haltom Road Park
◊ Received the Texas Parks & Wildlife grant for Broadway Park improvements (repair and
expand sprayground, repair and upgrade the sport courts to include basketball and tennis,
playground, pavilion, restroom, and additional parking)
◊ Removed unsafe 20+ year-old playground from Buffalo Ridge and installed a half-court
basketball court
◊ Continued to maintain and improve all parks, landscape, and irrigation systems throughout
the City, despite global pandemic

Recreation Division
◊ Successfully partnered with and sponsored the Refresh BISD Back to School Health Fair in
a COVID-safe drive-through event
◊ Safely managed to host a successful girls volleyball summer during the pandemic
◊ Brought back 4 classes to the Rec Center once it was safe to gather again; patrons are
continuing to safely attend classes

Senior Center
◊ Continued the Friends Helping Friends Transportation Program and provided rides to and
from the Senior Center (until COVID hit)
◊ Holiday Arts & Crafts Sale in October
◊ Thanksgiving Holiday meal – over 200 served by City staff and community sponsors
◊ Christmas Holiday meal & Bingo – over 200 served; turkeys given to Center members
(funded by HCPD & HCFD)
◊ Jumped into action to deliver meals to seniors when pandemic hit – delivering to-date over
28,000 meals to 138 seniors weekly. Senior staff and volunteers created 13 routes and
found volunteer delivery drivers to take meals weekly to seniors.
◊ Newsletters, bingo, goody bags from community partners, entertainment and more was
provided to senior friends along with meals to ensure they were not isolated and all needs
were met. Weekly calls were made to all registered members to check in as well.
◊ Partnership with Sixty and Better ended Sept. 28, as they no longer provide meal services.
Meals on Wheels will take over.

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