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.