City of Eagle Pass Hosted Community Town Halls Regarding Master Plan

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017

The City of Eagle Pass, Texas has hired the firm of Kendig Keast Collaborative of Sugar Land, Texas to assist it develop a Master Comprehensive Plan to guide the future growth and development of the community.  In conjunction with this project, the City of Eagle Pass hosted two Community Town Hall Meetings, one on Monday, July 24, 2017, at the Roy P. Benavidez Community Center and a second on Tuesday, July 25th, at the San Luis Community Center, to provide the citizens of Eagle Pass an opportunity to express their opinions on what are the needs of the community and how would they like the City to become in the future.

In addition to developing a City Master Comprehensive Plan, the project is also developing a City Parks and Recreation Master Plan for the community.

The Community Town Hall Meetings were led by Aaron Tuley, Vice-President of Kendig Keast Collaborative, Eagle Pass City Manager Arturo B. Rodriguez, and Parks and Recreation Director George Sanchez.

Both Town Hall Meetings had a large group of citizens participating in a friendly conversation about the needs and wants of the citizens for the City of Eagle Pass with City Representatives who took notes of their wishes and suggestions for building a dynamic and exciting future for Eagle Pass, its citizens, and visitors.

Future Town Hall Meetings will be held and announced by the City of Eagle Pass to give additional citizens an opportunity to engage in the discussion and dialogue on the planning the future of Eagle Pass.