2009 Spring Cycle - Building Safe & Strong Neighborhoods

Safe Neighborhoods

Project

Amount

City of Arlington Parks Department

Village Creek Historical Park and Tails-n-Trails Dog Park – security lighting

$40,000

Cit of Arlington Community Development and Planning

Parkview Addition Neighborhood to provide funding for additional and improved street lighting

$21,000

City of Arlington Community Development and Planning

Town North Neighborhood Safe Route to School which provides sidewalks to ensure safe pedestrian traffic for families and more than 320 children traveling to and from school

$50,000

City of Arlington Parks Department

Lake Arlington shoreline improvements including funding to underwrite quarterly cleanups and to help curb illegal dumping

$40,000

Strong Neighborhoods

Project

Amount

Arlington Board of Realtors Foundation

Kick Start Arlington Neighborhoods Program, which provides assistance to low-income and disabled homeowners whose homes have fallen in disrepair

$35,000

Arlington Libraries

Mini-Bookmobile Program to create a mobile library unit to provide library services to underserved portions of the community

$21,000

Arlington Police Department

Rejuvenating Arlington Creating Hope (REACH) Program funding crime prevention and neighborhood restoration initiatives targeting at-risk youth in the southern sector of the city.

$12,500

City of Arlington Community Development and Planning

Town North Neighborhood Safe Route to School which provides sidewalks to ensure safe pedestrian traffic for families and children.  The program is part of the neighborhood’s revitalization efforts.

$50,000

City of Arlington Parks Department

Family Support Center – funding for a pilot program located at Hugh Smith Recreation Center to meet the diverse needs of families residing in east Arlington neighborhoods.

$50,000

Dance Theatre of Arlington

I Am! Program designed help at-risk youth experience the art of dance and theater.

$5,000

First Tee of Arlington

Outreach Program which provides character development and life skills training for at-risk youth through training and exposure to the game of golf.

$13,000

Symphony Arlington

Kids Note Program designed to expand art education for underserved children in local schools.

$2,500

Environment and Energy Conservation

Project

Amount

City of Arlington Environmental Services Department

Emission Reduction Goal and Action Plan to help address climate change with an aim to increase livability and sustainability in the region.

$18,000

City of Arlington Parks Department

Green Arlington Program to help broaden local support for environmental efforts to enhance city’s urban forest, native prairies and wildflower restoration areas.

$60,000

City of Arlington Water Utilities Department

Creation of downtown water efficient landscaping around City Hall, the downtown library and City Tower.  Gardens will be used as ‘living labs’ to help demonstrate the benefits and beauty of water-efficient landscaping.

$65,000

First United Methodist Church

Funding for energy efficient upgrades to a retired parsonage as a way to convert the facility into a community activity center for by local non-profit and health and human service organizations.

$15,000

Historic Preservation

Project

Amount

Arlington Veterans Park Foundation

Continued development of the Arlington Veterans Park Memorial located in Veterans Park.

$18,000

City of Arlington Community Development  and Planning

Landmark Preservation Commission funding to provide formal identification, through permanent signs, of significant buildings and historical sites within the city

$15,000

City of Arlington Parks Department

Colonel Neal Kearby Memorial Project which honors one of the city’s greatest military heroes and recipient of America’s highest award of valor, the Medal of Honor.

$18,000

Old Town Neighborhood and Arlington Preservation Foundation

Support for the organization’s work to register local historical sites with the Texas Historical Commission Marker Program.

$4,000