BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH & CODY THORN
Southlake o cials hire new re chief Shannon Langford was hired as South- lake’s new re chief April 15, which was nalized by a City Council vote. The gist Langford was the assistant chief of opera- tions in Farmers Branch, per a news release. He started in Southlake May 5 and replaced Mike Starr, who retired Aug. 31, 2024.
Grapevine Parks and Rec OKs contract for master plan development Accounting and consulting rm BerryDunn will do a comprehensive inventory of the facilities within Grapevine Parks and Recreation. What’s happening Council voted April 1 to award a professional service contract to the accounting and consulting rm for development of a parks, recreation and open space master plan. This plan will guide the development and management of Grapevine’s parks, recreation facilities and open spaces for future planning and prioritization of projects. The contract is not to exceed $349,555 , according to city documents. What you need to know Parks and Recreation Director Chris Smith said
Settlers Park will be part of the inventory survey done for the Grapevine Parks and Recreation Department.
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BerryDunn will allow city sta to get a view of its park systems on a national scale, not just locally. The work is expected to take 10 to 12 months and will update inventory from a 2018 plan assess- ment, according to city documents. At that time, the city had 57 parks, 56 trails, 32 playgrounds, ve sports complexes and one recreation center. BerryDunn provided ve phases of development through the 12-month calendar: discovery, engage- ment phase, analysis phase, visioning phase and nalization.
“I just want to thank you for entrusting me. ... There’s going to be great things to come.” SHANNON LANGFORD, SOUTHLAKE FIRE CHIEF
Colleyville invests nearly $123K into local restaurants Colleyville Mayor Pro Tem Brandi Elder said during the April 1 City Council meeting nearly $123,000 in gift cards were redeemed for restau- rants that participated in the city’s winter gift card program, which is an initiative by the economic development team to aid local restaurants. The details There were 4,600 gift cards distributed with 3,385 redeemed for reimbursement by partici- pating restaurants. The reimbursement totaled $122,675 , with Gloria’s Latin Cuisine having the largest reimbursement at $19,390. The winter gift card program was active throughout February and ended March 9. In 2024, 3,620 of 4,000 gift cards were redeemed from the program. The reimbursement totaled $126,700 for participating restaurants.
City growth initiatives since 2018 Gift cards, excluding restaurant-only: $4.35M Business enhancement grant: $665.4K Advertising campaign grant: $512.1K Other Colleyville grants: $190K $5.72M total
SOURCE: CITY OF COLLEYVILLE COMMUNITY IMPACT
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