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Parks & Recreation reports grants, maintenance plans and celebrates Independence Fest turnout
Summary
Staff recapped Parks & Recreation Month, pool maintenance and lifeguard competition results, and said the town applied for trail funding from TxDOT and a Texas Parks & Wildlife matching grant for Leonard & Helen Johns Park.
Town parks staff reported on recent programming, maintenance, grant applications and a large Independence Fest turnout during the Parks Board’s Aug. 6 meeting.
Jill (last name not specified), the town’s special events manager, presented a recap of Parks & Recreation Month and a detailed report on the July 4 Independence Fest. She said the children’s parade drew an estimated 25,500 participants and the evening portion at Bakersfield Park peaked at about 20,000 guests. ‘‘We had over 25,500 participants in the children’s parade,’’ Jill told the board. Staff said the event saw only 33 medical contacts and two transports, numbers…
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