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Parks

D on He n d e rson
Par ks S uper i nt endent

The Par ks D i v i s i o n i s dedi cat ed t o pr o v i di ng B edf o r d ci t i zens wi t h a wel l m ai nt ai ned par ks s y s t em . The Par ks D i v i s i o n i s
r es po ns i bl e f o r t he m ai nt enance and o perat i o n o f 154.5 acr es o f par k l and, i ncl udi ng t he f aci l i t i es and i nf ras t r uct ur e o n t ho s e
pr o per t i es , s uch as t he m uni ci pal aquat i c cent er s , at hl et i c { el ds , l i g ht i ng , i r r i g at i o n, and r es t r o o m s . In addi t i o n, t he Par ks
D i v i s i o n m anag es t he Ci t y -wi de m o wi ng and chem i cal appl i cat i o n co nt ract s whi ch s er v i ce m edi ans , r i g ht -o f -way s , g r o unds
at Ci t y f aci l i t i es , wel l s i t es , and drai nag e way s .

FY 2020-2021 Highlights

New Pi cni c benches i ns t al l ed at B r o o k Ho l l o w Par k, D ewey Tenant Par k and S t o r m i e Jo nes Par k.
Two br i dg e at B r o o k Ho l l o w par k and Cheek S par g er Trai l hav e be r ef ur bi s hed wi t h new t r ead wal k m at er i al and pai nt ed.
Ret ai ni ng wal l r epl aced wi t h new di am o nd wal l br i ck m at er i al at g enerat i o n Par k Lake.
Ins t al l at i o n o f a new wi l dl i f e ram p at G enerat i o n Par k Lake whi ch wi l l no t o nl y hel p t he wi l dl i f e exi t and ent er i ng t he l ake
but al s o Texas Par k and W i l dl i f e D epar t m ent wi t h { s h s t o cki ng and s ur v ey o f al l { s h s peci es i n t he l ake.
Cho s en f o r a bas ket bal l co ur t do nat i o n f r o m t he Nancy Li eber m an F o undat i o n char i t i es , whi ch i s a $ 70,000 v al ue f o r t he
co m m uni t y .
Ins t al l at i o n o f new r o ck f o r m at i o n f o r wi l dl i f e exi t i ng o f t he l ake.
15 B enches i ns t al l ed al o ng B edf o r d l i near t rai l s .
Expenditures Summary

"2,090,312 $172,325

(8 .98 % vs. prior year)

Pa r ks Pr op osed a n d H i st or i ca l Bu d get vs. Act u a l
2,500k

2,000k

1,500k

1,000k

500k

0
FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Actual Budgeted Over Budget

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