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Belton rolls out multi-phase beautification plan with $95,000 in pilot funding
Summary
City planner presented a multi-year beautification plan that prioritizes medians, wayfinding and public art; city staff set aside $75,000 in the street budget and $20,000 for wayfinding for phase 1 pilot projects.
Jenna Fernandez, city planner for the City of Belton, presented a multi-year beautification plan and a five-year implementation map to the Belton Parks & Recreation Board on Aug. 18, outlining pilot projects for medians, monument signs and public-art pedestals and asking the board to partner on park entry work.
Fernandez said the plan grew out of the city's recently adopted comprehensive plan and ranked beautification as a top community priority. "Beautification came number 1 on a lot of different survey questions in the comprehensive plan and in the parks master plan survey," Fernandez said, describing a process of visioning, goal-setting and an on-site existing-conditions survey.
The nut graf: The plan targets high-visibility corridors and park entry points in an initial phase, using a combined $95,000 of city budgeted funds for installation and signage and a new plant list intended to reduce maintenance costs.…
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