COUNTY LIFE
First public hearing conducted on Bowie parks master plan
By BARBARA GREEN
Bowie got its first look at a parks master plan Tuesday as its was introduced in a public hearing before the Bowie City Council meeting.
Gary Baker, Josh Miller and Cary Dodson of Gary Baker & Associates, LLC, made the presentation on the first stage of the plan process. He explained the plan will act as a guide to the future and set the general direction for parks and recreation programming and development for the next 20 years.
“It should be viewed as a living, flexible document, to be evaluated and refined on a regular basis to keep pace with demographic, recreational needs and desires of the community, funding and other trends as they evolve,” stated Baker.
Pictured is the master plan preliminary conceptual drawing for a Kiwanis Park renovation. See the full story and more concept drawings in the weekend News.
Make sure and take part in the parks master plan survey electronically by visiting: https://surveymonkey.com/r/BowieParksSurvey. Copies of the survey also are available at the city office.
Local libraries wrap up their children’s summer reading programs this week.
The Bowie Public Library brings the popular Creature Teacher with all their spectacular animals for the final event on July 23 at the Bowie Community Center.
The program begins at 10 am. The children also will receive their prize books for their summer logs.
The Nocona Public Library ends its program at 10 a.m. on July 24 at the H.J. Justin Building at 100 Clay Street. The program will be “Our Own Action Heroes -” Nocona fire, police and EMTs.
Top photo – Smokey Bear visiting Bowie last week at summer reading.
Rachel and Roger Whitaker gave this metal storage container a fresh look with this colorful mural at the Bowie Animal Shelter. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Swim lessons for youngsters of all ages were conducted the past two weeks at the city pool. It was a good place to be during this summer heat. See more photos in the weekend News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
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