The City of Brownwood is conducting a survey of all of the City Parks and Recreation facilities and asks the public for input on how they should be improved.
Feedback is important because it will be used to create a 10-year plan (Parks & Recreation Master Plan) which will determine when and where money should be spent to upgrade and revitalize existing facilities and identify any unmet needs of the community related to parks and recreation.
The first Park & Recreation Master Plan was developed with the help of the Lower Colorado River Authority and was adopted by the Brownwood City Council on January 9, 2001 and the City Council approved an updated version on April 22, 2008.
The Brownwood Parks & Recreation Master Plan is a major part of the city being able to receive grants from Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD). The City of Brownwood has benefited from the grant program in the past as a recipient of 5 different grants from TPWD which totaled $1,235,691 over the past ten years. These include the following:
2005: Trails Grant for Riverside Park $85,6912008: Small Communities Grant for Coggin Park $50,000
2010: Indoor recreation Grant for Annex $500,000
2010: Outdoor Recreation Grant for Aquatic Center and Sports Complex $500,000
2013: Camp Bowie Soccer Complex $100,000
Dr. Kevin Kelly and his class at Howard Payne University are assisting in getting the survey to the public through a public information campaign. The survey will be available in hard copy as well as online. The class will also tabulate the information once the survey is complete.
The survey was developed by the City staff and was approved by the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board prior to its approval by the Brownwood City Council on January 27, 2015.
