PRESENTER: Presenter
Chad Donegan, Parks and Recreation Director
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Presentation of the AAPRA National Gold Medal Finalist Award.
The Gold Medal Awards program honors communities in the United States that demonstrate excellence in parks and recreation through long-range planning, resource management, volunteerism, environmental stewardship, program development, professional development and agency recognition.
The National Gold Medal award celebrates all of the Parks and Recreation offerings in New Braunfels, which features over 700 acres of parkland including an 18-hole championship golf course, a 74,000-square foot recreation center, two historic cemeteries, and the famous Comal River Tube Chute.
The New Braunfels Parks and Recreation Department has previously been a finalist for the National Gold Medal award in 2021 and 2020.