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Friendswood officials consider master parks and trails plan EHRA Engineering, the engineering firm the city hired, recommended making several upgrades to city parks, including updated sports facilities, drainage improvements, dog park expansion, new playgrounds and enhanced lighting. 9 11 8 Friendswood parks 4
Friendswood may adopt a new parks master plan to guide development and maintenance of the city’s parks over the next five to 10 years. Officials said the plan could help the city’s chances when applying for state grant funding. The gist Friendswood City Council discussed a parks master plan at its Jan. 6 meeting, which details the renovations needed at roughly a dozen of the city’s parks and the best way to implement said strategies, according to city documents. While the document provided at the meeting doesn’t include specifics on potential costs of each project, it does offer a list of a funding sources, namely grants, the city can use to offset the costs. The plan also includes feedback from several pub- lic engagement meetings held with Friendswood residents in 2024. According to over 700 surveyed residents, improved trails and dog parks received the most support.
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EHRA said adopting the plan would help the city’s chances for grant funding from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, as having a plan can boosts the city’s scores on its applications. Looking ahead Council member Robert Griffon thanked city staff and asked how the city could share the plan widely and make the case to Friendswood residents that the plan is a worthwhile investment for local taxpayers. “The bottom line is that these plans and designs cost a lot of money,” Griffon said. “It’s a really, I think ... great plan, but it’s very expensive.” City Council will review the plan and will vote for or against it on March 3.
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1 Lake Friendswood Park 2 Old City Park 3 Stevenson Park
9 1776 Memorial Park 10 Corporal Steven Schulz Sports Park 11 Renwick Park in Friendswood 12 Lance Corporal Wesley J. Canning Park 13 Bay Area Park
4 Friendswood Activity Building
5 Centennial Park 6 Lundy Lane Park 7 Leavesley Park 8 Forest Bend Park
SOURCE: CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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