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Geronimo Aguirre, Assistant Director
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September Recognitions and Announcements
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Tom Blagg has submitted his resignation from the Board. Tom joined the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board in October 2018 and has been a great asset to the Board and to the Department during the last six years. Tom will be greatly missed.
National Park and Recreation Month
Parks and Communication staff hosted 17 events during the month of July to celebrate Nation Park and Recreation Month with the community. Some of the most well attended events were Pop Up Play Dates at Morningside Park and Landa Park, Art in the Park hosted by the New Braunfels Public Library, and the Landa Park Food Truck Party.
Timmerman Park
Construction of the fence surrounding the sport court at Timmerman Park has been completed. Within days of it reopening, the City received reports of use of the court after the park closed at midnight. Minor damage to the new gate was also discovered. Hours for the court have been changed to close at 10:00pm pursuant to Section 86-3(b) of the City Ordinance. At a future meeting, staff will discuss with the Park Board consideration of changing park hours for other facilities.
2024 NRPA Gold Medal Award Announcement
The Gold Medal Award announcement will take place on Wednesday, October 9th during this year’s NRPA Conference in Atlanta October 8-10th.
The next Park Board meeting will be held on October 15th. Staff will be attending the NRPA Conference the week prior.
Upcoming Events:
• Meet the Trucks -September 21st - Landa Park, Playground Drive
• Soul Searching - October 18th and 19th - Comal Cemetery
• Monarch Festival - October 19th - Fischer Park
• Downtown Spooktacular - October 24th - Downtown New Braunfels
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