88S40774 JRI-D
 
  By: Price H.R. No. 78
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The city of Borger was honored with the Texas
  Planning Award for Community of the Year by the Texas Chapter of the
  American Planning Association at an award ceremony in Corpus
  Christi on November 10, 2023; and
         WHEREAS, The APA Texas Planning Awards Program recognizes
  individuals, organizations, and communities for outstanding
  contributions to planning in the Lone Star State, and nominees are
  evaluated based on originality and innovation, engagement,
  implementation and effectiveness, quality, and promotion of
  planning; and
         WHEREAS, The city garnered praise for a number of significant
  investments made in the last several years, such as providing $33
  million for new water infrastructure in 2017 and adopting a
  strategic plan emphasizing community involvement, entertainment
  events, housing, industry diversification, and infrastructure in
  2018; furthermore, the city created four policy and regulatory
  documents, a Comprehensive Plan (Boomtown 2040), a Parks, Trails,
  and Recreation Master Plan, a Downtown Revitalization Plan, and a
  Unified Land Development Ordinance, which was adopted in July 2022;
  as a result, the community has already received a considerable
  amount of grant funding for various improvements; and
         WHEREAS, Borger benefits from the adept and forward-thinking
  leadership of mayor Karen Felker, city council members Milton
  Ooley, Charles "Pete" Loftis, Kim Perez, and Robert Lawrence, city
  manager Garrett Spradling, assistant city manager Brandon Strope,
  and city manager emeritus Eddie Edwards, as well as from the hard
  work and dedication of the city's planning staff, the members of the
  Planning and Zoning Commission and the Comprehensive Plan Advisory
  Committee, and residents who gave public opinion input; and
         WHEREAS, The city of Borger has earned well-deserved
  recognition for its strong commitment to excellence and community
  development, and area residents may indeed take pride in this
  prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate the city of
  Borger on its receipt of the 2023 Texas Planning Award for Community
  of the Year from the Texas Chapter of the American Planning
  Association and extend to city officials and staff sincere best
  wishes for continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the city as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.