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Using his connections at UTA, former Kennedale city manager Bob Hart was able to get graduate students to design an award winning master plan for parks and recreation and open spaces for Kennedale. {{more:Read more …}}
The plan as designed for Kennedale through the UTA?s College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs won the 2017 Texas American Planning Association Midwest Section Award.
to determine the needs … provide goals and priorities …
The master plan?s purpose was to assess the state of Kennedale?s parks, recreation and open space system, according to the project?s nomination submission. It also determined the needs and deficiencies and provided goals and priorities for improving the system to achieve the city?s motto, ?You?re here, your home.?
The Kennedale Parks and Recreation board approved the proposed plan April 6 and Kennedale City Council adopted the master plan June 27.
Jim Parajon, planning and landscape adjunct professor at UTA, said he was approached by Kennedale?s city manager Bob Hart with needed updates to the city?s park master plan.
Parajon said he?s incredibly proud of his students? hard work.affirmation that UTA students are top quality …
?It?s an affirmation that students at UTA are top quality,? said Parajon, Arlington deputy city manager for economic development and capital investment.
The cost to the city was zero.Read the full story at CAPPA
students master planning for Kennedale’s growth
