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with our growth needs and expectations. Working together, we can continue to attract families seeking a safe
and beautiful place to live, with a quality-driven school district, while creating a business-friendly climate.

Quality of Life and Infrastructure Improvements

Our continued commitment to enhance the quality of life for our residents, visitors, and property owners,

included completing capital infrastructure projects regarding our water and sewer lines and street repairs.
Quality of life enhancements also include projects completed this year such as the purchase and installation of

new playground equipment and improvements to the splashpad play area at Sonora Park.

The following street projects were completed during the FY 2022-2023 budget year with more road

improvements scheduled in FY 2023-2024:
▪ Broadway Street
▪ Cooper Lane
▪ Corry A. Edwards Drive
▪ Jonah Road
▪ Joy Lane
▪ North New Hope Road
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▪ West 3 Street
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▪ West 4 Street
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▪ West 5 Street
During FY 2022-2023, the city partnered with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
and received a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The HUD grant allocation was used to replace

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over one thousand feet of water and sewer lines on West 3 Street and North New Hope Road. To meet our
continuing infrastructure needs, we plan to continue our partnership with HUD to receive additional CDBG

funding to replace water and sewer lines on Shady Lane. Plans within FY 2023-2024 also include addressing
long overdue infrastructure needs regarding slope stabilization plus road and bridge improvements on Valley

Lane.

We have also partnered with Tarrant County Precinct 2 for FY 2023-2024. Precinct 2 has awarded the city with
funding to help reconstruction efforts for South New Hope Road, Swiney Heitt Road, and Eden Road. We also

plan on beginning a complete rebuild of Collett Sublett Road, in addition to improvements to concrete streets

within neighborhoods in the coming fiscal year.

Lastly, regarding street and sewer improvements, the Safe Routes to School project will begin in earnest in
June of 2024. The city had originally partnered with the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) in

2016 to improve pedestrian and bicycle mobility in our community. The program focuses on providing more

children the opportunity to walk and bike to school safely while reducing vehicular traffic. A projected
completion date will be announced as soon as possible.

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