Tag Archive for: Recreation

City of Heath Partners with YMCA Youth Sports

The J.E.R Chilton YMCA at Rockwall and the City of Heath are excited to announce that they have partnered to bring YMCA’s youth sports programming to Towne Center Park fields. YMCA soccer sign-ups are underway and available through the Rockwall YMCA through Sunday, February 17th for the spring season, which runs March 23 through May […]

Park Master Plan Project Approved

City Council approved the Park Board’s recommendation to retain Dallas-based consulting agency la terra studio, inc. to prepare a city-wide Park Master Plan at its May 23 meeting.

City of Heath Honors Outgoing Park Board Member Becky Burkett

Mayor Lorne Liechty and the City Council honored resident Becky Burkett for 10 years of service on the Park Board as both an involved member and vice chairman during the October 13 City Council meeting. “Becky’s generous contribution of time, talent and energy have been evident in the many good works accomplished by the Park […]

Open Space Master Plan Community Workshop scheduled July 15th

Earlier this year, Rockwall County began the process of developing its first countywide Open Space Master Plan (OSMP). The consultant team of VERDUNITY and WRT has been collecting data and plans from each of the cities, conducting citizen surveys, interviewing stakeholder groups, and meeting with representatives from the County, cities, and various State and Federal […]

Citizen Feedback Requested by Rockwall County Open Space Alliance

Rockwall County is in the process of preparing a county-wide open space master plan. In 2008, the county engaged the Trust for Public Land (TPL) to conduct an “Open Space Goals and Finance Assessment”. This study included extensive public outreach efforts, including a combination of telephone surveys, an online survey, and a public workshop to […]