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City staff update: goat mowing, strategic-planning consultant and a tour of Memorial Auditorium renovations
Summary
City manager and staff reported on an eco-friendly goat mowing pilot, upcoming strategic-plan update and offered a walk-through of the Memorial Auditorium renovation, showing mechanical upgrades, restored lobby and council-chamber layout.
City Manager and staff on Oct. 7 briefed the Wichita Falls City Council on several city initiatives — including a goat mowing pilot, leadership training and a consultant-led strategic-plan update — then led council on an on-site tour of the Memorial Auditorium renovation.
Goat mowing, training and strategic plan: the city manager described a pilot using goats to clear 21 acres of difficult-to-mow terrain near Midwestern Farms and Bridge Creek; staff said the project is eco-friendly and supports fire-prevention work and that goats will return in 2026. Council also heard that department director training on organizational culture was completed and that the city expects to bring a consultant, Rick Robinson,…
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