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Home My WebLink About1969 1!~rpC'.~ ~sY•rr.A ~,.1g ey1aY ~I t l i 21 3 i DECISIONS FOR DENT0N +a R i wi ~ I :r r i i i I I FF Y/ Y4Y ~11"{1141C :F COMMUNITIES ARE BUILT BY PEOPLE, and what communities become Is determined by the visions of its peo j pie, Citizens of Denton recognize that what their community is and will be depends upon them, The rapid growth and change which Denton faces necessitates consideration of alternative paths to the future. This recognition led to the "Decisions for Denton" program. "Decisions for Denton" Is a citizens' appraisal of their community. It Is an attempt to Insure that Denton will grow and develop in the future in the planned, orderly manner prescribed by its citizens. The ; objectives of this reoppralsal have been to establish goals to serve as a guide to public & d private agencies. This has been a community-wide effort. More than 600 citizens have activoly participated in the "Decisions" program. The Joint Unl- varsity Center for Community Services of North Texas State University and Texas Woman's University and the Denton Chamber of Commerce provided leadership in organ;zing and getting the program underway. All groups and segments of our community have participated In this undertaking. The work of the "Decisions" program was undertaken by nine subject area committees which examined various aspects of Denton's life. There was also a Steering Committee to help to mobilize the com- munity in these efforts. This group originally planned and presented a seminar on "What's Happening to Our Region?" on February 13, 1969. More than 400 persons attended this day-long conference which kicked off the year-long community self- tvafuation. c ~s I i-r .s9~1454.~L-^' E i ii I M This document contains Decisions for Denton Phase One, and sets forth the goals as expressed by the citizens of the city of Denton, These r r{p statements of goals will help to provide the vision for future develop- r ~a menls of our commonlty. Putting these visions into practise will require still additional work by the citizens of Denton. Decisions Phase Two will consider alterna- tives for reaching these goaia and methods of Implementing them Into public policy. This task of building a better Denton requires the efforts of all of us, It Is Impossible to recognize everyone who worked on this pro- gram, but I would like to recognize the chairmen of the various com- i:iiaues for their contributlons, ea well as the members of the Steering Committee. I Mr. Keith Shefton edited the report of the committees for the pub- lication o+ this document. Dr, John T. Thompson and Don Lewis served to organize and Implement this program. To all of these and to all of i the other people who have helped to make this program possible, f express my heart-felt thanks, on behalf of all the people of Donlon. W. C. Orr, Jr, Chairman r i t~M~tYP~dbl~..L.:'`ku'~n"1`J'aGrll~i~t4oi del•T,Yn~!kMw`fa +MVe:ti:a:.., 6p~y•~tir ~ p' .,s a• I I r 1 L y" 1 DECISIONS FOR DENTON Cr COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Culture Fred Cassell ECOnOrn c Development . A. C, Wheeler Elementary and Secondary Education . Raymond Wheeler Governmental Units John Moeflinger Higher and Continuing Education J. W, Sinclair Health and Welfare Dr, G. E. Holladay Land Use and Physical Facilities Mary Claude Gay Tony Repose Recreation and Entertainment . Kenneth Smith Safety and Transportation Bill Uttar DECISIONS FOR DENTON STEERING COMMITTEE W. C. Orr, Jr., Chairman Alonzo Jamfson Of, Rowe Meador, Vice Chairman Ed Killian Lewis Abernathy Ieks Martin Roy Appleton Frank Martino Dr, L. L. Armstrong Mrs. G. 0. Mortan, Jr. W, K. Baldrldge Reagan Pemberton Dr. James Benjamtn William P. Philips, Jr. Jack Browder Marvin Ramey James Gardenhire Charles Redd Mrs, Dieter Gaupp Jim Russell J. L. Ginntngs George Schnetder Leonard Grata Harwell Shepard R O. W. Hampton A. A. Smith Noble Holland Jim While i r IF , I F i 4 WHERE ARE WE 4 I Following are reports in nine areas discussing problems and goals for Denton. Considerable study and planning went into the reports by citizen committees covering all aspects of community life. Ta'ren as a whole, the goals map out a program which would take Denton t Into the future as a first-class city. a There were some predicales on which the committees worked. There were some aims which they shared In common. All anticipated major growth for Denton because of Its geographic location equidistant to Dallas and Fort Worth. All recognized the probable Impact of the new regional airport between Dallas and Fort Worth. All recognized the vital roles played by Denton's two major universities, North Texas State and Texas Woman's University. Closer cooperation and mutual assistance between the town and the universities was a universal goal of the study committees. The Higher and Continuing Education Committee suggested the advertising program of the Study Group might include regular messages in Dallas and Fort Worth communications media designed to stimulate broad regional support for the Denton universities. The Governmental Units Comm flee recommended that an administrative council be set up to Include the cnief admtnlstrative officer. the chairman or the president of the respective boards of governmental units and the presidents of the two universities to meet monthly to discuss f common problems. Most of the committees recognized the need for greater communication and public education on community issues, problems and opportunities. The Governmental Units Committee saw the need for citizens committees to explain bond Issuance and tax elections. These, then, are accepted as common goats of the community, Throughout this report, the word "we" means all of us, the citizens of Donlon. 1 .'~J t [ rr r r $u x f,? ^Fx.} 'A r~ a l i i I a F1 111~01g F~;r~a~ ■ ~ I How Will We Use Our Land and What Will We Put On It s i t - "We must establish a program of s rehabilitation for the deteriorating r central core of the city of Denton." .,v SwF IiW /ONI qy oil, M,{7r, all !Y~Xrl~D ( l~~til Q, P 1 hit. i { I~ W WlNT HAT ARE OUR PROBLEMS AND HOW CAN THEY BE SOLVED WITH REASONABLE FINANCIAL SUPPORT? s t Older areas in the core of the city have deteriorated due to previously unen- forceable zoning, and tack of proper building codes. Now we are faced with rehabilitating Ihese areas, Some of these problems will be resolved with the development of the thoroughfare plan and university expansion, both of which will result In the outright purchase of property by the city or university and its s subsequent clearance. However, there will exist In many other sections car- lain blighted properties. Some will ba rehabilitated at the Insistence of the government If they ere sold through FHA loans. Still, there wIY be many which will continue to be substandard. These should be eliminated through the use of city ordinance enforcement. Ar.other possible tool Is a federally. assisted code enforcement program, However, it cannot stand stone, ,,or can it substitute for other programs with different objectives. its best use would be In conjunction with other elds. Its i principal purpose Is to restore stability to deteriorating neighborhocds In cases where this can be done by enforcing minimum standard ordinances, and to provide public facilities in blighted areas, It fends Itself to this goat without causing extensive dislocation of people and businesses or resorting to property acquisition. DISPLACED PERSONS Persons displaced by university expansion and thoroughfare construction usually are paid above average prises for their properties. They usually are provided adequate housing within the community. However, it does serve to eggravale an already existing housing shortage. Demon builders were r approached on the problem of providing lower cost housing for the displaced j low Income families and young married couples. Present building codes, i! which require high standards, plus high material and labor costs and the high core of land, make it difficult for builders to construct low-cost housing, q even at a minimum profit. We should therefore review the present building code to see If any reasonable concessions could be made to lower costs without creating instant slums. An Alternative to the buyer, of course, Is the mobile home. Last year, 88 per cent of the family units purchased in the $10,000 to $12,000 price range 5 ,a ~b~i ! 1lt v v~ ' s 1, ~Fu a. r'•1 I l t MA '6 0 4 p, 'yL NTTIU~ td h~Y~ YNYfA I~ - nationally wore mobile homes, There are at present 12 mobile home parks 1 in the Denton area, Regrettabty, not all are of acceptable calibre. To some, news media, which old issues are defeated by apathy and Ignorance wi!hin t r the mobile home is the only economically feasible housing at this time. Many the groups which could benefit most from the programs of the people who buy mobile homes - although by no means all_will FACTORS AFFECTING THE FUTURE come from that segment of the population which creates slums, II Is the " people and their attitudes - not their housing which creates slums. A Between now and 1975, a number of lectors will effect the development t ; proper degree of city regulation Ihu+ becomes necessary. A stricter mobile of Denton, including the new regional airport, development of the master I home ordinance and legislation providing for a fair share of the tax burden to plans for North Texas Slate and Texas Woman's University, the proposed y, be placed on mobile home owners also are warranted. Aubrey Reservoir and the addition of new industry. The airport will be one ANNEXATION of the greatest forces affecting the area. Campus development at NTSU will e,. require the closing of some streets TWU's plans may include possible to, Fulfillment of the thoroughfare plan for Denton Is a must if we are to routing of tralfic in that area. The Aubrey Reservoir will be a key factor in provide Iralfic relief through the congested areas of the city. Progress is Insuring the future water supply for Denton, Congress authorized the project necessarily slow due to the large amounts of money required fo obiain in 1967, but it will take about 10 years to bring the project from the talking properties for right-cf•way. If bond money is not available, then perhaps we stage to the tapping stage and necessary funds still have to be appropriated. ? a should look at a code enforcement program as described by the U.S. Depart. Dallas will have water rights of 74 million gallons a day and Denton 26 ment of Housing and Urban Development as a possible ald. million There are two proposed flood control dams planned for the north- it B,icausa of enticlpaled growth st a rapid rate, consideration needs to be west part of Denton, which will alleviate flooding in the city. These are Site 16 given to a set of countywide building codes In order to insure safe con- of 160,1 acres and Site 17 of 127 acres In the Hickory Creek Watershed struclion and well-ordered development. Cities and towns within the county program of the Soil Conservation Service, Another factor is the possibility undoubtedly will expand their corporate limits within the next few years, of a road being constructed across Garza-Little Elm Resorootr roughly }tor,, Enforcement of county building, subdivision, plumbing and electrical codes Little Elm to Lake Dallas, Ideas have Included a tunnel, bridge or ferry would mean that raw sewage would be handled in such a way that it would crossing, A solution will require time, planning and money. A proposed not be a future health hazard in unincorporated areas, Enforcement of elec. city annexation schedule (see addenda) calls for the addition of 24.69 tricot codes would prevent foes and perhaps reduce the base key rate on square miles of new area to Denton by 1975, which would then encompass Insurance paid in the county. Countywide zoning would give residents con. 47.65 square miles or 30,496 acres. Population projections (see addenda) trot over the establishment of facilities or firms which would be undesirable indicate an increase of 16,500 residents by 1975, representing about 4,125 near their property. It would encourage good development and Insure that famil,es. Some 55 per cent of these It is estimated will live In multifamily streets would continue from one community into the neighboring one In a units (2,269) and the remainder in single-family dwellings (1,656). sensible pattern. Developers and builders would be required to make soil it appears the city will have adequate land lot homes, parks, shopping and percolation tests to determine the absorption tale of the soil where septic other needs if annexation continues within the quotas now allowed by the tanks were to be installed. Taxing units could have better information on new state - which provide for the annexation by any city of an amount equal construction if county building permits were required, to 10 per cent of the total area of its present boundaries in any one year. FINANCING GOALS Financing remains a problem in all areas of public and private planning. we must establish a program to rehabilitale the deleriorating central core Recently, the money market has been tight, Money has been unavailable in many cases and available at high Interest costs In others. We believe of the city. Private industry atone has proved Incapable o of gelling the job every elfort should be made by city officials to Investigate the possible done without federal hinds, Our city participating should in study available federal participation by too city in the many federal programs t determine the sfeasibility hoal of f part some of them, A committee of builder should be established to consider revision of our financial institulions are just not able to rovide the pgtype of financial aid am city the size of Denton needs Communities participating In federal programs present building code to see if changes can be made to permit the construct - essential must have a workable program for community improvement, This is the lion of lower nstanticed housing that would meet led housing requirements, but not co mmunity 2 own plan for the use of private and public resources to fight result In instant slums. A study of pre-fabricated also Is suggested. blight and foster development. It is made up of the basic elements that A sound mobile home ordinance should be enacted and legislation should represent nothing more than the use of tested and accepted principles of be sought to tax mobile homes on a fair share basis. good man;othi management the suggest city d officials prepare such work- Flood control dams in the northwest section of Denton should be con- able program as at least a partial start toward satisfying some of our needs. strutted as soon as possible through the cooperation of the soil Conservation A key point in this is public education by intelligent cooperation from the Service and the City of Donlon. This will bring much needed relief to the citizens of Southeast Donlon. 6 7 ~ t 1 i;J 01 r' I li I i i II I Qp'>YP'M6101 Y4'A'YY I11{[r I I I A program of land acyulsllion for parks needs to be Initialed. Procraslina. k tion in this area may result in fcgher land costs. The Aubrey Aeservolr project should be viewed with an eye to develop. ment of park and recreations uses With proper planning this area could How Will We Transport become a beautiful and useful tourist attraction and provide additional Income for Denton while increasing the recreational facilities offered to its cltizens County-wide zoning, building standards and sub-division control must be sough) through leg;elatlon. A workable program for fcr community Improvement should be developed by Ourselves the city, in order to qualify for federal programs. Use of a code enforcement program as a means to facilitate the thorough- And Our Goods Saf ~y Ilk fare program should be Investigated. A review of Industrial site plans is needed with a view toward the develop- Iment of an Industrial park paltenred after the Great Southwest Development Corporation development near Arlington. X In order to meet our housing shortage, we must encourage the continued y deveWpnant of raw land Inlo lots. i •Y 'iY~si~r~~c~~Mr:' i f --"When Denton grows as much In the next decade as It has In the last, If we do not have better provlslons for 9 crosstown traffic movement, a real ; problem Mill exist." I e ; 5 rr5 "k, ~till 5 Owl i t r~ r d ENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT City officials should recognize that the Denton Municipal Airport will become one of the principal "refiever" airports for the area when the reglonal airport bocomes operational. Officials should know that aviation growth trends indicare that in the future a city must have adequate air transportation faciN- ties. The general aviation public will expect these facilities at the Donlon airport because of its convenient location near both Dallas and Fort Worth and because the regional airport may be restricted to air carrier aircraft. The city should lake Immediate steps to obtain land that will provide for the expansion of the runways to 6,000 feet with the necessary clear zones. Full cooperation and dialogue with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Texas Aeronautics Commission should be established for both counsel and possible financial assistance. This also would insure that development of the Donlon aviation facilities Is compatible with federal and state regulations. CITY THOROUGHFARES While the committee can pinpoint the needs, it will take a trallio engineer to ge: the job done. Immediate steps should be taken to handle the traffic ger,eraled by the completion of the InlerchanQe on Interstate Highway 35 at Bonnie Brae. Some thought also should be given to a street that would terry traffic off of Bell north of McKinney northeastward around the TWU Qolf courso to connect with University Drive near Ruddell. This would relieve congestion on Bell through the TWU campus. This connection would depend on the completion of the Bell-Blounl extension to Dallas Drive. Blind corners, such as the one at Palmer and Sherman Drive, should be Improved. Driver education should be initiated by the police department. A campaign might be promoled In the local press to Inform drivers of good habits. The use of turn signals would improve traffic flow if properly used for Instance. GOALS Early completion of the north and south segments of Loop 268 should be sought. q 11 iI;jv,^1~1=t1:3'ra.~.i~v~r Mi1.~'ix }:~'-T7Y+e+»tv.,I~~A T VVIA ~Yrx'~,li~•~k~77 }•r~r I , i ~I J 1 Asa 1[1~ kIW,ry.p I I • 1 The state should be urged to designate and construct at the earliest feasible moment an expressway from Denton south to the regional airport, 11 Is recommended that the thoroughfare plan for Denton be upgraded and that its Importance be told and retold so that !t will be carried out and completed. It is our feeling that residents of Denton do not realize its long. How Are We range Importance, When Denton grows as much In the next decade as if I has In the last, if we do not have better provisions for crosstown traffic movements, a real problem will exist. o We should strive to have safe passageways for pedestrians as wall as Going to Develop vehlcras, particularly as applied to children in sc,iool areas. A study is recommended of the city building code to determine if sidewal" should be a required i more areas. Economically We feet l that Donlon has reached the point in development at which a ~ lull time, qualified traffic engineer should be employed by the city, rz We should create a situation compatible to industrial devolopmenl at Denton Munlcipal Airport. This Committee's recommendations alone represent heavy expenditure d of funds. There has been no altempt to determine methods of financing. Instead, It Is our recommendation that a special group be formed to study the problem of financing. r U. E a ~e r f -"Industry is the fastest growing segment of our economy and becauso of our geo. graphical location will grow at an even faster rate.... It 18 resolved that we are not a smoke•steck Industry area." 12 a ~vf~Itirr+aFV..>aeaaxrra lai.>...,._ f Mf'?triti?ire'. Yk iF!~ti6,«'1id,~M M. y~~t~~~`~7~ g 3~~'Y'c'~`tkL'Irr~~P~y~f~ a5,„'a7n~lyt`iS~y ' 'IS ~'~.i• ~ f i i I k ris E [CONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES t^~ I k Agriculture will continue to be an important segment of our economy contributing substantially the same dollar flow In the next five years as it has In the past five. The two fine universities In Denton will continue to grow, but a change In the age of the students is taklr,g place. This has been brought about by the establishment of Junior colleges In Dallas and Fort Worth on many campuses, This has reduced the number of freshmen and sophomores at Denton schools and has resulted in an Increase In upper level and graduate enrollments. This change of mix no doubt will Increase over the next five years. The older students, most of whom are part of a family unit, either as head of household or housewife, bring with them a greater demand for goods and services within the community, We should not overlook the Denton Stale School, which will continue to expand creating the need for qualified personnel. Its operating budget of 14,940,000 per year including a $3.9 million payroll is a major pan of our economy. Because of our geographic location, 8 will grow at an even faster rate In the future. One job in a manufacturing enterprise supports two and a half lobs in the service, professional, governmental and distributive Industries. Statistically, since 1982 our work force has been made up this way: 12 per cent work at firms In Denton, 8 per cent work a1 non-local governmental offices, 25 per cent work for the universities, 22 per cent commute outside of Denton, 25 per cent work In Denton service firms and 8 per cent are retired. 11 Is expected we will experience gro%th in much the same ratio except for a possible 4 increase In commuters and the possible Increase of Denton-based Indus- f trial emptuyment of about 5 to 10 per cent. GOALS A good business clims;o should be maintained. We should attempt to attract industry trial would utiltis the work force generated by graduating students from the two universities. It Is resolved that we are not a smoke-stock Industry Area and we should direct our efforts to attracting light Industry. Firms should be soughl which use airline services in view of our proximity to the new regional alrpjrl. Cooperation should be given to local government officials to schleve the i orderly development of the area. ! p The joint city-chamber of commerce program of asll;ng our area to industry should be continued, C 15 i i i2l q N I t T:!',~2.•'~lnlrilfFy 1 r' ~i N E li i I I I f f I How will we Develop Culturally ri As A Community ■ 7 Y t 14 PP E: 1 li v --"We strive to create a community In qU~ which all people shell find it pleasurable to live and work and in which everyone truly enjoys life to the fullest." a' !iF +t ~0D5 r r~'v r r xL,"•, .x v ` }Ai) a'k,laq~x°"'++~ r .m..r - ~ x ~y k'4 ~`.7va` 9~ 'a4fs~ g ' S'k. ~ , l F , f.`, f7`y N 3 p Al,:a H r a'y If i i ..A t mw~ F i 1 ; UR PRESENT SITUATION There is a great deal of culture presently available in Denton, There are k as many plays presented in Denton every year, for instance, as there are In Dallas. But despite the rriany cultural opporlunittes offered at the two uni- versities In the form of plays, concerts, recitals and the like, they are not welt attended on the whole. Although they are welcome and Invited, not many In the community outside the universities attend, The only cullursf evenrs on a community-wide basis at present are the Community Chorus 6 presentation t' "The Messiah" at Christmas and the Fine Arts Festival, which was staged for the first time last spruq. The festival Included both musical and dramatic presentation and the exhibition of art works. The response to the Initial effort was very good and planning fa future festivals Is already underway. There is at present no community theater group In Denton. The presence In our community of more than 200 lorelgn students provides both an opportunity and a challenge - and perhaps a responsibility. The community otters nothing specifically for these students. Although there are small museums operated by the universities, neither has sufficient space for a museum of any significance or to house adepualefy the Items of Interest which ought to be displayed. The city has no museum of any kind, although the Denton County Historical Society has encouraged the establishment of one. A museum could preserve and display historical and archeological artifacts and items of interest. 11 could display painting and sculpture as well es scientific exhibits. There Is present In our Community a great resource of talented people whose potential and willingness to serve has not been j topped. There Is also a real hunger among a great number of residents I for Increased cultural opportunities A new public library has been added to the community providing library service for the county with space for the display of some art works. ~ I + SOME PROBLEMS There Is no coordtnstion between the two universities in the arsa of cultural events. With such coordination, it would be lbsslbie to make better use of presentations brought to the campuses. The wealth of talent al the universities tends to spoil the people of Denton and to discourage them 19 t , r y q A3,xye ..T.a -._-__.._.°'L~Yf .s ~ .~~~,y=~;~'~'~'~~~~kra'*~.*~~,~~tii r~ k5•'~~~~'L~~~n4'~~t,r. -trYl...yr,. I 4 I ~ I i .1 i III 4 a from providing their own cultural activities, There has been a tendency to A Denton Fine Ails Council should be established representing various rely too heavily on the universities, which has resulted in an underdevelop. cultural inlerests with responsibility for helping implement the goals of this men1 of other local tatent and programs. The Community Building, beautiful committee and to assist In securing a qualified director of the arts. and useful as it Is, is not adequale for presentation by the performing arts. A Center for the Arts should be built or acquired which could adequately f There Ise reat need for facililies for exhibiting art works, science projects, house at feast these activities A community theater, presentations of com• historical i ems and programs such as plays end concerts, There Is no p munity choral and instrumental groups, exhibitions of art work both In a comprehensive program for children and young people to encourage ap• permanent collection and In amateur showings, displays of educational preciation of the arts or to develop Went in music, art and drama. While projects from public schools and the universities, arts and crafts classes, the schools provide some programs of this nature, more Could be done and presentations of debates, panel discussions, public fo rums, poetry readings,; should be done to develop real appreciation for the cultural side of lice. lectures and similar gatherings, ands ace for a museum of Donlon County EE In this spectator age, people are more and more content to be viev,srs historical and archeological artifacts, Including perhaps items from the f and not doers. The committee fe.ls there are not sufficient oppo&,nitios univorsily museums. ; for participation so the viewers can become doers. This Is particr,farly true A comprehensive and coordinated community program should be de y o} the adult who is not a part of a university community. Ways need to be veloped for international students. This should include programs to orient found to encourage the development of talent. And ways need to be found them to life in this country, programs honoring them at it special celebration and programs to allow them to visit in homes within the community. to provide more opportunities for them to display their talent through per. formances and exhibitions. We recognize that the future will find more people Adequate support should be given to the pul llc librsry. A fivefold Increase „a with more IniSure al their disposal. This has cultural implications, We also is needed in the number of volumes, other resources such s: records, film recognize the finar:ial imptiCalions of many of our recommendations. But strips and m1cfo0lms, and In the library budget and staff. Proportional In- we feel that none of these goals is beyond achievement for a community creases In all these areas should be provideC as the population grows, which seeks to be a place of pride and progress, Mobile library service should be made available to all areas of the cum- QOALS munity, (see addendum) Every effort should be made by the community and ail governmentalI Our main goal Is the creation of a community In which an atmosphere agencies responsible for library facilities to cooperate In developing a closer of openness and acceptance toward oil people prevails: In whlch a spirit working relationship so that llbfary facilities presently available may be better fostering enlightenment and encouraging excellence of taste flourishes; In utilized, which the physical surroundings are aesthetically pleasing. In short, we strive A deeper appreciation of the arts should be developed in the young to create a community In which all people shall find it pleasurable to live through the school system. An extended and more comprehensive program ' and work, and in which everyone mad truly enjoy life to the fullest. should be developed for leaching the arts in the public schools. Every effort Cultural events should be planned with the greatest cooperation between also should be made to stimulate deeper Interest In reading with a greater the universi and the commurilty to reduce the possibility of schedule eon. appreciation for literature among children and young people. This would J flicls and to enhance the opportunity for wider participation. require an expansion of library facilities In all the public schools, Avenues of communication should be developed among the var'ous sub- communities within Denlon - retired persons, students, racial minority groups, the universities to provide deeper understanding of and apprecla• tion for one another. Various cultural events might be presented in all sec. $ tions of the city in a program of cultural exchange. Ways should be developed to make doers of the viewers in cultural areas through community choral and instrumental groups, chamber music societies, drama groups, arts and crafts classes anf other means with opportunities provided to display the results, ' A full-time director of arts should be employed by the City of Denton ld develop cultural activities for the co^rmunity. A department of the girls should have sufficient staft and budget to assure it the opportunity to develop and maintain an adequate program, 21 20 i i 3 , 1 4 r How Will We Support Higher Education } And How Will We Continue Our Education As Adults I ~ ~II { --"The community should consider with the universities the establishment 1 of a privately-funded center for con- tinuing education." t c ~ I` 1 f f t i l f IG E [IONTINUING EDUCATIONt PRESENT STATUS n2l There •.re only a few programs for continuing or adult education outside 7 the formal degree programs of the universities. At the same time, there ! appears to be an increasing demand for persons trained In vocational and technical skills, The public schools, the universities and the Joint University Center for Community Services provide limited opportunities for continuing or adult education for Donton residents through special courses, institutes. workshops and seminars. The university related programs are, however, usually in response to regional rather than local needs and the public school efforts to provlde selected vocational programs often fail to receive sells- factory response In numbers of students enrolled. For these and other rea• sons, there are few programs at any Level In vocational and technical are9s ;i outside degree programs, There are opportunities within the city recreational j program and through the public library In leisure activities. There is no public facility in Denton primarily for adult education. More use could be made of the Community Building, the public schools and the univershies. Denton is fortunate in having an unusually large number of resource persons for conducting continuing education programs because of the types of bust- " mess firms located here. ,i PROBLEM AREAS F The Increasing need for persons trained In basic vocational and technical skills Indicates the need for post high school and other continuing education programs. However, there Is no procedure in the communfty for evaluating 5 needs of this type and no coordinating mechanism to devise and effectuale plans. The local problem Is made more difficult because It has no junior t college, which In many communities provides the means for developing such t w t programs. Funding constitutes a major problem of expansion outside state- aided programs In the public schools, Under present appropriations formulas, b the universities do not have funds for extensive continuing education pro- grams outside the degree programs. Major expansion also will require WIN- ties. University facilities are often needed for resent would be a cost factor even If they were available. activities and there s 25 f . a i~': 14,g• m u y Y L +ItiW, ,r ~ it-F ~'3 e r; ~ rn z it'd ~''~qM r "3~'t^FFB`h4~~f'I~Y~FA~(Yu+S'+'k r gj}~~~~YFL(L1 .T'S ~L yf..1 ~ ~i ~ !1{Y ~A 4SV 8~~ i 1 ~tj f,a V,y'.rt4,-•f ~~~~e~ _9. .fa r"%y tYiy l~ f I I I ! If 1 l l a GOALS Denton should make a major effort to identify and meet local needs for continuing education through a countywide coordinating system. A new , local public or quasi-public board operating as part of the city government How Will We could be given this responsibility. Among the resources from which this board could draw would be the school system, neighboring junior colleges, Denton's two universities and the Texas State Technical Institute in Waco. The concept of continuing education should be broad enough to an. Develop Public School compass not only technical and vocational needs, but human and cultural needs such as use of laisure, active participation in community affairs, concern for the well being of neighbors and responsiveness to aesthetic expert a. Education We s shouhould consider with the universities the establishment of a privately. I funded center for continuing education. It might be similar to the Kellogg centers in other slates. Every means should be taken to encourage state support for coordinated programs in continuing education. HIGHER EDUCATION . The committee which worked on this section of the Decisions for Denton report recognized the community's need to support the development and expansion of Its two universities. Because of the lack of time that would be required to delve Into ell of the implications of this need, the committee recommended that further extenat,e study In the area of community-university V deveicpmeni be undertaken. Relaliunshlps between the universities and the community at ferge appear to be good, but there Is no regular or continuing L V 3 Involvement of the lay community in activities sup;:,ortive of university needs r - and problems. 3 Denton should make every effort to develop wide support and understand- Ing for our two universities. A means should be found to permit and on- courage planned end coordinated effort on the pal of Interested citizens w to support the needs and development of the two universities In the areas of public relations, relations with governmental agencies, In financial matters and In other ways. For example, the advertising program of the Denton Study Group might include regular messages In the Oalias-Fort Worth area com- munications media to stimulate broad regional support for the two Denton ` universities. ~ I ."We are fortunately provided with a j f base to develop a school system which j has the opportunlty to rank with only those of highest quality," i r a ~ 'i~'~0.~.FJS~Ye~?p°.r,R"v"s@7h~':Ffi'urCw•=.~~ bi'N}~r~ a y7~ ~ 4 i i d I ~ i I - i ~n HERE ARE WE? Young people in Denton are In an envlable position of being part of a at community that Is educationally oriented. Education Is Denton's leading ` Industry and the prime factor Influencing the social, economic and political patterns of the community. In this climate, the challenge for excellence !a self evident and we are fortunately provided with a base to develop a school system which has the opportunity to rank with only thoso of highest quality, GOALS Our general goal should be that every young person In Denton should be provided with the best educational opportunity to excell in his selected field and to enhance his development as a well adjusted Individual and a responsible citizen, We should encourage broader participation of the citizenry in bond elec- tions, school board elections and the general educational opportunities of Donlon's young people. We should expand communications to involve the citizenry in future planning of the city's schools to the maximum degree. We should provido counseling of the highest professional quality to strengthen parent-school-student relationships, to provide old In the student' adjustment and development, to provide early Identification at the elementary, s level of emotional problems and learning characteristics with referral to qualified professionals and to provide guidance In academic and career areas, We should seek Improved curriculum coordination for the entlre school system. ' We should make maximum use of consultants and research date on construction to provide quality facilities to maintain a stimulating environment for foaming. We should establish a community-wide kindergarten system. We should expand technical and vocational courses for students who work part time and make programs more responsive to the needs of business and Industry. We should continue to establish spoclal programs to meet the various needs of disadvantaged youngsters, coordinate facllittes available to the Denton area for these programs and consider a program of bilingual education. We should maintain schools that are adequately staffed by qualified and appropriately compensefed personnel who are attracted end retained by good, professional working conditions. We should give financial support to public school education which Is equitable, adequate and continually-adapted to Denton's needs. "ilk 29 i. ~n,... Y' f > f iti`+~ y`yTy~t r'n Y. rfyy ,y~ n l f, t 'h1 .zr`f 3; S ur, .'L'/s't~ S!1 ~ {N Y~^ ry. d f ~ i t a,9Nbs rv`r`q t K'%` .e,~,r r I I i i i k J: !4TY~ I How Will We Be z Served Best By 3 Government I 4 ~ h. +F lit 1 l I r problem for the future /a to assure that local government will conflnue to serve P, us effectively and efflclently In a perlod of repld growth." a °~l' ,'~Z, ys .~+"41~1~ 9~~T Ax"Yf~'.~'.~1'sy ~~:i s•'xC"t'r,~xaPLk i'h.9.4'~Mx {IA l.yt y~}dr i. j~,x.3'~" ~4 a4~'I:1~'r,~L7.+u~'~',.+r~'r~1. .0 ~i,, 1 ~;',r ~y:mi _ ' 1 i I i i ~w ROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES y City uorornment y` The City of Denton, white slightly over too years old, has reached its present size and degree of development within the past to years under# the council-manager form or city government. This has been brought about by Denton'& status as county seat, by the two universities, by industrial and governmental expansion, the plans for the new regional alrpoli and the city's location near Dallas and Fort Worth. The problem for the future Is 10 assure that local government will continue to serve us effectively and offick ently in a period of rapid growth. This growth will place severe demands on the community In terms of capital Improvements. The cost of governmental servfces will continue to rise. Action of the federal government In the area of urban affairs will be a factor. We will be less homogeneous community with the Influx of newcomers from other areas. We will be transformed from a college town to an !adustrlal•universily city. The Increase In the number of automobiles creates a need for new thoroughfares. A growing population places pressures on public facilities, such as water and sewage treatment plants. Right-of-way tend for the } thoroughfares will cost from $2,000 to $4,000 per acre. Solving the drainage problem will be costly, but it Is acute. Two of our four fire stations need to be relocated. ti Intergovernmental relations probably Is the most complex, although not necessarily the most serious, of all problems facing Denton now and par- ticularly will be a problem for the future. Denton County is a tangle of governmental authorities, often overlapping in area and functions. Relations J with the county government ere handled bilaterally and generally have been good. In some cases, these relations have resulted In consolidation of city and county services, such as the city-county library and the city county health 5 department. Relations with the state government in recent years have boon ' somewhat difficult because the state legislature Is rurally oriented. This will be relieved somewhat through redistricting which will result to greater repre- sentation for urban areas, It Is inevitable that relations between the city end the federal government will Increase in the future. The nation appears to be r R entering a period of federal Intrusion into urban affairs. This will be Inlensifled because of the demands for seMces which cities and slates cannot meet. r One result can be seen in federal demands for regional planning as a > condition for federal assistance. The whole area of Intargovernmentaf role- 33 yY j} , ~yy~, ' 3 ti'~q o t Yr r r a :'a ~ 4 z i • nt .ti~~kti5,~.lt'k~. ,~'H Tr ~ _ i > ~ t.r~'.1Afs i I I I I it 1 f I tiona Is vastly complex, it badly needs simplification through consolidation of services, and partly through legislation to redefine areas of authority and Denton School District responsibility. Growth has been at the We of 300 students per year - and 300 students The relation of the citizen to his local government is a major problem constitute a normal school building's capacity. Additional growth will mean facing us in the future. There Is a strong tendoncy to lose one's identity In a new buildings, more faculty members and continued strong financial support. city of 43,000, a figure Denton is now approaching. As more and more newcomers move into Donlon, the community will face the serious problem GOALS of educating these new residents In regard to the community and its gov. Our goal is to have local government units which are responsive to all emment systems. If the city is to co Snue with good government, 11 most the needs of the citizenry, including the needs created by rapid urbanization have an Informed citizenry. Along wl,h this goes the problem of leadership, of the area, which are responsible to the citizeny, which are effective and Denton has long enjoyed good tear ership In depth. Its government of the efficient and which are cooperative among themselves in working together future will depend on how well it can mainfain such leadership. o solve community problems. Physical expansion and the capital to mt<e these improvements presents We should plan for expansion of county government facitllies to provide I a major problem, in the 1950's, no bond programs for capital improvements for growth. j were Initiated. Not only is the city in need of facilities to serve the existing We should provide adequate resources for growth and expansion of Flow population, but many projects must be undertaken to provide for growth. Memorial benefits. Demands on the hospital include the need for better During the next five to 10 years, the City of Denton wfll have I0 spend employee benefits, new equipment, more nurses aid more licensed voce- considerable amounts for major capital improvements dorsal nurses, Most of all, the hospital needs public suppo t and understanding of its problems. ; Land evaluations are Increasing 5 to 6 per cent a year, but city government We should seek a constittnimal amendment removing the limit of an 80 costs are rising about 10 per cent. Spending has exceeded revenues the past cent tax rare for operating pwposes for the county government, three years In city government. New sources or revenue appear to be the Study should be given to the tax structures of units of government with only answer, but finding them is difficult, The average family In Denton Is the Idea or economy in asses-Ing and collecting taxes. Serious study should Y, now paying nine different taxes - city real estate, personal property, school, be given to all legislation on financial assistance from the state and federal county, state property, stale sates, city sales, federal excise and federal In- come taxes. It is obvious that the city cannot depend on ad valorem taxes government government and units periodic the v rlces o should be carried on jointly by the to finance all services and capital growth. A fair tax structure, equally through the srrvtces of professional personnel assessed, has ill business, Industry and citizens to Denton. It Is tm• Facilities of governmental units should be used for all community put- portent to mafnlain this attraction. The city is now confronted by the need for poses. The schools and the city in particular should plan together for joint more funds just when it has reached its safe debt limit, which is about 10 per programs, such as recreational and cultural programs, cent of assessed valuation. The present property lax will not carry a large Garbage and refuse handling equipment should be modernized with a capital improvement program, view toward compulsory garbage pickup which would enable the ey to 6 County OoYNnmm! strictly prohibit burning In the city as a safety precaution, The Denton Fire Department should be upgraded to obtain key fire In- Growth also has created great demands on the county government. This surance rate reductions In the future. The department particularly needs 1 is evidenced by the number of employees now working for the county and equipment to fight fires in multi•slory buildings, of which we now have t the need for additional office space. As the demands on the county increase, several t the government Is called upon In perform more and more urban•typs services r and It Is in need of greater authority to perform these functions. Insure o adequate waxer supply, the oily must press for the Immediate construction of f Aubrey Reservoir and vigorously protect Denlon's Interest in Flow Memorial Hospital that watershed. The wafer treatment plant should be expanded and additions made to the distribution system. These are expected to cost $3,096,000 In Although Flow Memorial Hospital Is not an independent governmental agency, its needs have 10 be reconciled with oihers. Incrfased demands can the next five years. j' readily be seen In the area of health and welfare services with corresponding An Immediate capital improvement program for the sewage system la demands on the hospital as the community grows, needed with the construction of a 4 million gallon per day treatment plant which would meet the needs of the city to 1980. Other Improvements will be 34 35 i, "ia4 ~ ~"t"~YG+'~~~w ? ro ~~ytr A i ~ t .ti.^,~ ~ r ' A1~X.faJ l~µ.,3Mi+',Y~.9'YfN~,+tR'!'i•~ I I ! I ~ I it 1 i i I 4 f needed to strengthen the syslom as the city expands. Hickory Creek water. shed will have to be studied to insure proper sewage collection in the area The city electrical system is growing at a rate of about 12 per cent per year. About million in bonds remain be sold from the id 1967 bond issue How Will We Spend Our for electrical l s system improvements. These funds will provide for facilities adequate to handle loads anticipated through 1975. Another bond issue will be needed about 1971 or 1972 to provide additional funds to handle loads anticipated in 1976 and in) later. Considerable e improvements to storm drainage facilities In the city will Leisure Time To have to be undertaken In the immediate future. Although drainage areas have been provided, in some area, there is a need to concrele the channels. We recommend that the Decisions for Denton Steering Committee create a Best Advantage 1. committee to study ways to finance the goals recommended in the Decisions for Denton program. We recommend the' possible stale and federal aid be explored to finance expanding government services without losing local freedom of choice and action, v We recommend the exploration of possibilities for new sources of revenue . on the local level. h We recommend the reevaluation of all property every five years so that e fair and equitable tax burden will be shared equally. We recommend that functions of governmental unita within the county be consolidated wherever practical. We recommend that a governmental units planning and coofdinati% board be established and meet regularly to consist of the top officials of the city, county, school district, universities and flow Hospital to coordinate commu- nity planning and services, It would include the mayor, mayor pro tam and city manager Iron) the city; the counly judge, a commissioner and auditor from the county; the chairman and vice chairman of the school board and v the superintendent of schools; the presidents and vice presidents of the unl• varsities; and the chairman of the board of managers, the vice chairman and the administrator of the hospital. i ' F I --"Play Is natural to man. It Is not merely r an escape from the pressures of urban /its or a using up of leisure time, but also 3 a necessity for man's health and a joy In Itself," 36 ti, i f+"FT4,`~~. i i i i k l 1 f y.y sia.mwY~ L PRESENT CONDITIONS ' Each person in cur community should have acress to a wide range of ' recreational activities By day or by night, indoors or out, free or commercial, everyone must be able to find recreation, either as a spectalor or a particl• Pant. Recreational facilities and programs adequate to satisfy the needs of the individual should be accessible to keep the young constructively occu- pied, satisfy the special needs of the older persons and to be enjoyed by families together, Play is natural to man It is not merely an escape from the pressures of J urban life or a using up of leisure time, but also a necessity for man's health and a )oy In itself. Recreational facilities now are 'm4 few and our populetion growth will bring even grealer demands. t The supply of land available for outdoor recreation near urban areas Is i test running out. If suitable land is not acquired now, tomorrow may be too late. A park draws people and it Is a stimulus to the local economy. In fact, a park can increase the value of adjacent land ao that the loss of the perk land from the tax rolls is often at least partially compensated for. The demand for outdoor recreation areas Is growing faster than they can be provided Much of the federally-owned lands suitable for recreation In this area is too remote to serve population centers, local government does not have the resoirces to acquire land for recreation, particularly with grow. ing demands of urbanization and the land price escalation. Indoor recreation for all ages is equally as important. The City Perks end Recreation Deparlment At present, the City of Donlon his 142 acres of park lands within the city C. limits, of which 40 acres Is undeveloped. The City also has 392 acres In S Hickory Creek Lake Park on the Garza•linle Elm Reservoir, There Is a year- round recreational program with activities ranging from athletics to arts and f+;, crafts with with therape0c activities for It,e handicapped, The recent ad- d d;tion of a park ranger has helped to enhance the camping attraction of Hickory Creek Park. The foremost problem at present Is a lack of commu- nication with the public as to programs offered. Facilities are needed In is many is five areas of the city to house year-round activities. Major thorough- Islas, shopping centers, business districts and industrial areas--as well is the university campuses serve as barriers to dlvids the communl1y. r, 39 ,~Y I Oki iE►a r 4~.' ^ ~~y~a. ~a~d.'~•,`e4r i l ~ 4~~.,.~, y t 7~~ tin , , ~ ~ '~,~yG`v~yi, r , iti ~'v y ~ ,x , ~ ~ v+~'~°,v~ °K rlt~'!'Aa+ p 7=. ~ I it I i li i Multiple use of school facilities has rot reached its full potential, espe• cially during the summer. Duplication of programs by private groups has this problem a clear need fora making available Playground facilities. xl some extent, caused problems. Poor accessibility to the lake park and an inadequate But the schools car, be do not met by have makking ac;ilie those facilities extent l schools. budget budget have delayed its development, All bond funds at present have been equal facilities and are not available to preschools- schoolers during school hours, Commercial Recreation There Is an excellent Little League program but the school gyms are open on weekends In the summer only by pre-arrangement and on the payment Services Include a giant slide board, movie theaters, riding stables, golf of a fee. driving range, bowling, miniature golf, pool, roller skating, a music listening 1 There is a lack of both facilities and programs for the high school age establishment and private club facilities, such as swimming pools and gull group. Specifically, Strickland Junior High School lacks facilities for outdoor courses, sports, Inst]lutfonal Recreation r From motives of both hospitality and commercial profit, we are obligated Both universities have exceptional recreation facilities providing for more to do all we can to make the residence of Denton's 20,000 university students opportunities than students can, or will, take advantage of. TWU has the as pleasant as possible. Some 51 per cent of the students at NTSU are more self inclusive program. However, students from bosh universities travel 21 or older Thal means their Interests are more likely to be more similar to widely throughout the area to participate in recreational and enterialnmenl dthoseents Is of to adults spend than the high evening school In sl Dallas udenls, The standard for university lack activities. A lack of communication between the colleges and the commun' or Fort Worth because of the lack provides one of the greatest handicaps to more complete participation oy of facilities and pertiuularly the lack of legal alcohol In this county. This students and community In the activities open to all groups, y costs Denton an unknown amount of money and it possibly exacts a loll of human life with the students returning to Denton late at night on the highways. Community Organizations There is a shortage of recreational fa;u ties, such as tennis, handball and Denton presently offers a number of opportunities for voluntary services t basketball courts. There are few facildies for drama, arts and crafts or I ranging from the Denton Sports Association to the American Association of organized hobby groups. Commercial facilities also are limited. There are Retired Persons. With the exception of a raw small groups, Teens Aid The few first-class restaurants in Denton, partly because such restarrants would k Retarded (TARS) and Boy Scout and Girl Scout units provide the only cp• have to charge high prices unless they could make a profit by serving portunity for teenagers to participate In volunteer work other than the Candy alcoholic beverages: Outdoor facilities for drama, concerts, and other events Strtpem at Flow. Few opportunities are provided for Southeast Denton citi- are limited or non-existent. v tens to participate with the white citizens of Denton in such programs. Although a tenth of Donlon's cilize .s are over 65, almost no provislnns Doubtless marry opportunities are provided within the Southeast Denton have been made for facilities for the retired person. neighborhood itself for work of this nature. Negroes and the very poor have specialized need. For example, even the PROBLEM AREAS minimum charge at the city swimming pool denies its use to our poorest citizens: Negro students at the universities havo expressed bitterness el the There Is a need for new facilities and programs, more Information about lack of facilities available to them. Alleviating this situation might help to ease facilities and program and a need for more coordrnatlon of activities. the racial tensions that began to manifest themselves openly in our city The amount of land set aside for park use is relatively small and the last spring. Negro students who cannot afford to use the facilities which are t, present city parks are not In the areas of greatest population density, Park available in our city feel they are harressed by police when they entertain facilities are few In older portions of town, especially the area west of the In each others' apartments. Whether this Is true or not, it Is true that this square. After mtd•evening, there are few facilities available for recreation and Is the way they feel. ' entertainment: Universiy students in particular want facililies available at It should be noted that there ere many facilities presently available which late hours. Many went late evening facilities and would use them if they are utilized to their fullest extent by Denton's citizens. I were avaitable: All age groups need additional facilities. It should be made ! There is no program of intramural sports In the schools. Interscholastic clear that different age groups have different needs In facilities and programs, athletics Involve only a small portion of the students and all young persons but It might be unwise to segregate those facilities b age groups, A!thou h noisy acfvAies should be Insulated from those requiring quiet, facilities or lack should have a sports program available e a : Especially noteworthy is the any program for girls at l thhe a to them. elementary, junior high and each age group should be provided in each park complex: high school levels 40 41 r', 1 r J t ity-,4 t~y. P...~ ~,P,{.~.,.' ire} , { , d z rL 1 ,.n a 4~F (~}~sa1r 'V '•r,y$yµ k I I I i There is a city ordinance prohibiting alcoholic beverages in the Community We recommend development of a structure and lormula for cooperation Building, This keeps our city from hosting various convention and perhaps with the school dslrict in order that duplicat on of facilities would not occur restricts local groups from using the facilities available. and that full utilization of facilities would be brought about. Experience in other parts of the nation has shown the need to take We recommend conlinuation of the development of a full program for programs to the Negroes and the very poor rather than simply olfer them, senior 0zens, including dance, arts and crafts, table and cad games, It also has shown the need to involve these persons who will be served in walking, and fitness. Ulilira40n of many senior citizens as resource persons all phases of planning and execution of such programs, in other groups would enhance the programs as well as provide them with I It became clear to the committee that a major problem was the lack of an opportunity for service Information about facilities and programs. We recommend the future development of a lighted municipal golf course Townspeople not connected with the universities were not informed about once the facilities of the universities become overcrowded, Land acquisition t programs at the universities and university students were not informed about i should be of immediate concern due to an ever increasing cost factor. The programs in the communities. Those at each university were not aware of land could be used 05 a park unlit it is needed what was going on at tho other Exacerbating this problem were such factors 3 We recommend increased fitness classes for housewives and working a as the prohibition of the universities aga+nsl selling or distributing the local women, including jogging, exercise, swimming, lifesaving and Individual newspaper in the dormitories. The daily paper prints news of facilities and sports instruction programs, but no regular schedule of available facilities and forthcoming We should have a program of sponsored trips for children to points of F events. Often the story In tha paper is too late for the ritiren to make plans to attend. interest in the surrounding area, both entertaining and educationat. Ef I r We suggest increased public relations efforts for the entire parks and a Lack of coordination among the various groups presenting programs has, recreation program. Additional staff would provide an opportunit Y perhaps, kept us from having more diversified offerings, y to develop !a programs as well as improve community relations. GOALS We should increase opportunities for high school and university students We should expand recreational activities to include adult eductition as to plan functions end programs for their age groups well as the youth of the city. We should provide opportunities for co-recreation actlvities in both school i We should construct and use multiuse facilities on elementary school and city programs d grounds, acquire 200 to 300 acres of additionaf park land with emphasis on We should develop outdoor facilities for basketball and volleyball - not on neighborhood parks rather than the large parks we have it this time, con. tennis courts- for both programmed and Informal use, such as summer strucl two more public swimming pools in outlying sections of the city, in. basketball and volleyball leagues, crease playground programs and facilities with supervisors, and create a program to Include many of the activities of the schools during the school We should continue the development of special events, such as the fine term. These are goals of the city park and recreation department. II also is arts festival. trek art festival using ng city. county and university resources In hoped that there can be an expansion of programs between the universities the folk literature, dance, music, arts, traits, canning, etc might be3 be an and the department, appealing and enjoyable undertaking. We recommend development of a tennis center with lighted courts at which lions s Mwith ould place I Southeast Donlon, ncreased em We should on the development of eommunica Inslricli0n would be provided on a fee basis, if necessary for youth and develop programme and faCllitieS adults, adults end senior citizens within that area as good as any In any neighborhood and make provisions for Increased participation by residents of that area In all community programs. We recommend expansion of the outdoor recreation program through such In the area of commercial recreation, we suggest the extension of services activities as a day camp In the summer for the underprivileged children to later hours since most close by 10 or 11 p.m., the development of new using volunteer teenage Junior counselors and university recreation end j physical education majors and development of in outdoor recreation perk above average restauranls In central and attractive locations, construction of with opportunities !or picnicking, archery, hiking, dancing and listening establishments providing contemporary music, bosh nature trails and nature I live and recorded, end we recommend that beer and mixed drinks be made centers. Boali+% sailing and canoeing clubs could be sponsored and classes j taught. Ir available for adults of age in these establishments if the amendment to the constitution Is passed to permit it. We Suggest increased activities for teenage girls Including softball, basket. The city and the universities should develop better means of o0mmunioa• r bell, synchronized Swimming and modern dance, tion - perhaps a weekly brochure to be published by the Chamber of Com- 42 43 a.,f (yp[isr ~'sr4 1 II ~T~~ 1 it I 1 merce stating programs and activities of the week. This could be made available in the university union buildings, in motels, restaurants and other p!sces. Publicity should be channeled through campus newspapers. A co. e ents o student activities Is needed for bath campuses. daily university How Will We Best events open n to the public should be publicized through the daily newspaper, Inslimions should be encouraged to I.Ive special rates to activities on the campus, such as football, basks;,.,W, dances lectures and the like. tra for parks might required of suburban developers in exchange for she city taking over maintenance of new streets. An ideal would be to have , Insure Our Community a park within walking distance of all citizens. The concept of a green belt around the sty was endorsed. Health And Welfare The city should ld develop community centers where all age groups could c share aclivlties housing everything from basketball courts to painting and studygroups. The city might expand its Internship program with the universities, { I S~ 1 r _ L I IF ft III _ {J/ r Y v$ ~ ~ i I a ! : --Ve would like to live In a community where the people who need help can find it In a minimum of time with lmmedl.. ate assistance." y# 44 F ~,j' q 1 1 ' ll ] i i rr rL 14 Fr iii ~i x'. t ,pN, ^:744 v"Nf. i 1 i i I i III i I d ~.rrcm t 'i l NTRODUCTION t' + We. the commdlee. would like to live in a community where the people who need help can find it in a m ninum of time with immediate assistance, i r - k 1"!e oiler the following recommendations GOALS We should have a continuing sludy of poverty in Donlon County, We should have sdequale financing for the Denton City-County Health Department We should form a central irdormation and counseling agency including the concept of neighborhood salenites in appropriate la.ations. All weifare and social services should be made available to the Com- murnry They should be the nucleus of a comprehensive health and welfare cenler We recommend expansion of the school nurse program to provide at f least one nurse per school ' We recommend the eslablrshment of mentat health facltiles td Include expanded child welfare services, special family counseling service, adult f and child retardation programs and coordination with the existing slate :9 ! inslilutions a Additional probation officers should be provided with emphasis do separate } oPicers (rained to deal with juveniles and nol dealing with adult probationers. j An educational program should be conducted on the dangers of drugs on ! both the adult and juvenile levels And supporl should be given to local laws to deal harshly with those who sell illegal drugs, i. We support the formation of a pre-natal clinic, including birlh Control ! services through a Planned Parenthood unit. z We support expansion and upgrading of day nursery care. d j 41 F } r W4 "4~ j24 jjj Yrih~A~`{.`§`~ lsi'"hr~j it; o`r+•}°n~y~i~. f I I i j II I ~ ~~p,~ tlIMA~ We support a continuation of the concept of the Pupil Appraisal Center it NTSU. We support the establishment of a denial screening program including treatment and prevention services. We should expand speech and hearing facilities making services available to the entire community and offering diagnosis without prolonged delays, We should provide a program for the education and rehabilitation of the blind, We need additional nursing homes for the aged and modernlzatfon of i existing units. We support the establishment of a day-nighl care center for adults who ' ry need minimum care of some type - such as the meals-on-wheals program, k s homemaker care, etc. This also might Include transporialion, We should provide legal aid to those who cannot afford it. Special education should be available to all who need it, including the so-celled gifted child, stow learner and the emotionally disturbed, y We should establish an emergency asststanco program and a continuing program of financial aid on a loan basis to those who suffer from temporary catastrophes, We favor the use of surplus commodities under U, S. Depart- mart of Agriculture programs to prevent malnutrition in the county. ; We recommend that priority be given to continual modernization and up. grading of exiatirg health facilities and adequole financial support for flow AODENDA Memo rid Hospital. , r s~ l t Y :I I 48 0"'",. j'Y I I i I M t ~Wi'W( kfNWA~ LIPPARiES IN DENTON, 1989 Prepared by Dr. D, Genevieve Dixon of Texas Woman's University Libraries of all kinds during the centuries of their existence have had e common objective - one so generally accepted that It is seldom made explicit it Is the conservation and organi±dtion of the world's resources of recorded thought and fact so as to make them available for present and 1 future users. This is an obvious utility for any civilization as soon as it tools the need for something more than oral tradition. And the library, Including the public library. has become in most places a kind of symbol as well as servant of culture. Throughout tha years librarians have transformed their concept of function into a dynamic faith. This faith has suslained the men and women who have " built and operated American public, as well as university and research, libraries and the men of wealth and political position who have provided for a their financial and legal support. It cwnsi;ts of a belief In the virtue of the printed word, especially of the took, the reading of which Is held to be good' In Itself for from its reading flows that which Is good.' These are the words of the late Robert Leigh of Columbia University. These are the words of the late Robert Leigh of Columbia University, l• Libraries In Denton have come a long way In this century but they still have a long way to go before the people of this city are ad,~qu&Wb served. This report will touch on the status today of all types of libraries; academic, public, school and special. Denton has two state supported univere!;ies. This Is a potential cultural wealth for the community. The presence of the universities, however, has protably delorred the growth of an adequate public library. } Academic Libraries: As of last August 31st (1968) North Texas State University listed a wiles ? tion of 653,689 volumes; and Texas Woman's University, 319,000 Volumes. f j These figures include volumes either in hard cover or microform and bound periodicals, The combined holdings of the two libraries will total over 1,000,- 000 voiunies this year, North Texas State University subscribes to 418? periodicals and news- papers and Texas Woman's University, about 2600. Both institutions make their collections avalfable to anyone who comes fo use them. Material may be read in the fibrarles and xerox copies of Items needed may be made for live or ten cents a page within copyright ri ia- lions. 11 a book Is needed for use outside the library a $500 deposlt Is to. qulred. The deposit remains for as long so the Individual wishes to borrow materials and is refunded when the person ceases to need this service. The collections in the universities can, In depth, serve the Interests of special professional groups within the community. At present, however, there F Is practically no use made of the resources by citizens In the county, These 'llobn D.IaDion. 00 Public Ursry lot Me Unrrad 11441. (Carumblo Unlnnlry rms. Nwr Yorkr uwr Pc. . i S 8! r r,~` ref lti t 4ir~M ~l~ ~ "JJ"II""^^ __uft Ii ' .l 1 a I I I I I a z Daniel libraries are linked by Telex with university, medical, and other spedal libraries the needs of the community, and should be continually renewed by the In the Fort Worth and Dallas area Proless'onal groups can contract for serv- Ice with the Inter-universily Council and through the Telex, have access to add,l of new ma!or;a!s and by systematic withdrawal of materials no over 7,000,000 volumes. longer useful There should be at least Iwo volumes per person In the collection. In the Uenlon library it would mean a basic collection of The American public library is a social invention designed for the preserva- 134,506 volumes. The co!!ection is li of what is needed for Denton, tlon and dissemination of certain cultural products of the nalion and the The standards further state that the library should have 150 periodicals community. In an age of widespread literary, increased leisure time, and . tiles at !east for ten years Denton takes 44 and does democratic responsibilities, the public I brary was conceived and developed and not have should many keep back the the files to provide ready and free access to books for all the members of the com- y munily. The American society, extolling social progress and Individual Im- When the library is up to minimum standards in the book collection, it provement, set up the public library as an agency to inslilulionalrze oppor• should add framed pictures, recordings and films for loan, !unity for its citizens Just as other community services became specia!izod , The weakness of the collection is perhaps the greatest shortcoming of the and centralized, so the public library became the community's depository of library in terms of the public seeking information 11 this sounds like a gloomy knowledge, Information and entertainment - in so far as they are conjoined picture, consider the library of one year ago with its budget of $13,492 of In library materials.$ which $10,251 were for salaries and $3,244 for books, We do have a library board (advisory in nature) and a start which, although it Is not adequate to Public Library: serve the needs of the county, is giving as good service as it can The library " The esf'maled is open sixty hours a week. If the collection could be doubled or trebled Chamber of Commerce is population 67for,254. The Denton Emily County Fowler r Public i ! the Denton in the next couple of yearn Denton would begin to have a library which could Publblic L Libr rary in ii be a cuilural torte in the community. To build a collection to serve Denton'8 M serves as a cis ty In addition Lewisville has a public library with would require substantial gifts immediately, and the Friends of the ~ a - it building under construction, Lewisville's library has a book collection needs wo v" of 7,900 volumes, subscribes to no periodicals but is given 5, and has this Denton Public library are cig;rizing to help with this unusual situation Then I year a budget of $9,000 nl which $1,000 is for books. the annual budget could be improved annually to keep it up to or exceed minimum standards. However, since the Emily Fowler Public Library Is for the county (on a con- f, Iraclual basis) as well as the city it needs to be viewed in light of the county The public library should serve the whole community --business man and rather than city population figures. At present it Is occupying a very line new farmer, children and teenager, housewife and scholars. Its collection Should F building and has a budget of $40,000 of which $25,820 is designated for range over a wide variety of subjects on varying levels of readability if it is ki salaries and $7,000 for books, It subscribes to 44 periodicals and news- to serve an citizens. 11 must have an effective reference collection in addition papers, has a book collection of 24,507 volumes, and has a staff of 5y1 I of Is circulating collection. If probably should sal up deposit collections persons, lhroughoul the county or serve the people by booltmoblle In assessing its adequacy the Standards for Texas Pi Libraries were It can and should be the major resource (or the citizens In this county, applied. These is n minimum standards based on ALA Interim standards for SetTOOf Libraries: Small public fibre les. r 1, Support' According to the standards $3.50 to $4,00 per capita Is reeom• libraries can ra ofnce as indispensable service in lilting the dead weight of mended. Taking the lower figure it would mean an annual budget of Pove ty and ignorance they are indispensable In meeting whet is com• 14 1 $235,369,00, Thus, the present budget Is 1790 of meeting minimal monly and graphically called "the information explosion."standards The library Is not a shrine for the worship of books. It Is not a temple 2. Building; The present new building meets the standards for the city. How- where literary Incense must be burned or where one's devotion to the bound ever, it would be inadequate if personnel and collections were up to book is expressed In ritual. A library, to modify the famous metaphor of standard. Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of Ideas - a place where 3. Sfaff: According to the Texas Standards there should be one staff mem• history comes to life., bar for every 2,500 persons living in the library's Service area, To meet In the past five years the School library situation In Denton has Improved standards, personnel would need 10 be increased to 269 persons, Thus, tremendously but it still is below standards. There are thirteen schoolS In staff now is only 20% Of what is needed. Denton, one Senior High school, two Junior High Schools, and ten Elemen- 4, Collections: The minimum standards stale that the collection of materials a lary Seeoocs with in additional elementary school under construction. The 'i should be adequate In Size and range of interests represented to meet ? total enrollment is 6,8D0 pupils. Of these Schools, nine h2ve libraries with r oaornard Boralli rN Lfd,4yo ruble. ICeturvii university Prlu, New vary. Ii i to 11.11 ' +F,oht;s Koppel. "Uteri li Unliffift4 " ALA aulNtfn, Mir! fDoayTpor iii to 0114. k. Mormin Ceu Un/, "The Need for Conlinudy." ALA aYfri lA. xLVla o4toEOr, 111341, 471 52 ) 53 t i l , 1. : Y: A571G${yk,j, G r}^~,'4Y n~i!, I I i i i l ! 1 ` MWN 4w,T N'4^~ Ir four of them having lull-time Iibrarlans Fred Moore has a haR•time I brarian and the other four have services on a earl-time basis Of two librarians, In addition there are elght clerks to assist the librarians. The budget for book purchases this last year (1968-69) was 524,000 plus $8,000 for the opening day colfeclien of the new Ginnings elementary school. The total book collections of the schools at present are as follows: Senior High School 12,548 I Strickland Junior High School 5,017 Seventh Grade 5.400 Another 5,718 books will be added when it opens as the Congress Junior High School in the fall, 1969, NTSU Lob School 20,070 TATISTICAL DATA TWU Demonstration 5,267 Woodrow Wilson 5,290 Newton Payzor 6,157 Fred Moore 1,500 Ginnings 2,027 LAND AREA: Denton County has an area of 858 square miles or 613,130 The room collections In the following schools total: acres. Of this area, 910.6 square miles or 582,784 acres Is land and 47.3 Jefferson Davis miles or 30,272 acres is covered by wafer. The City of Denton as of 1969 3,950 has 22.76 square miles or 14,5664 acres. Sam Houston 6,669 POPULATION: April 1, 1960, the Bureau of The Census issued a report [hat F Stonewall Jackson 4,758 the population Of Denton County at 47,432. Provisional estimates for 1967 Robert E. Lee 3,381 ty were 69,300, a gain of 48 per cent. The City of Denton In 1969 Is estimated ` These collections add up to twelve books per pupil, failing the standard of to have a population of 43,000. s twenty books per pupil by almost 60%; furthermore, the distribution In the SCHOOLS: Denton has two univertittes, North Texas Stale University with ~ i' Schools does not make this minimum figure valid. Also, there Is no assess- an enrollment of about 15,000 and Texas Woman's University, with an enroll- ment of the quality or age of the books In Ih,, collectons. The newer schools ment of 5,000. The Denton school system has 10 elementary schools, two rr t collections are undoubtedly current, but this older collections probably mood Junior high schools end one senior high. These hive a total enrollment of t weeding, 6,857, The Denton Slate School for the mentally retarded his a capacity of No statistics on audio-visual equipment and material were available al- 1,700, which Is continually tilled. Selwyn School, a private prep school, has though most of the schools have some. 12 grades and is coeducational. SPeehal Ubrerles: HOSPITALS: Flow Memorial Hospital has a capacity of 240 beds. The Denton Osteopathic Hospital has 25 beds, Denton seemingly aces not have any special libraries worthy of naming. UTILITIES: Denton Municipal Utilities, city-owned, has a total electrical Flow Hospital has three very small collections of medical books and Journals capacity of 125,000 KW, Garza-Little Elm Reservoir Is the City's source of for the doctors, and for the nursing staff, and a very small collection of paper water supply with 11 artesian wells In reserve, Two sewage treatment plants backs and magazines for [ha patients, No one person is In charge of these have a capacity of 3 5 million gallons a day. Gas is supplied by the Lone collections which have been built up chiefly through gifts. Star Gas Co. and telephone service by General Telephone Co. of the South- x The special groups In Denton would do wall to Investigate the services west. available from the Inter-university Council's Telex system. In foci, probably more then a library, the groups need a librarian to assist them In utilizing the TRANSPORTATION: Denton is servsd by the Missouri-Kenees•Texes, Santa resources In this area, , Fe and Texas and Pacific railroads (of rail freight service and by motor freight $o in 1969, we have begun the work of building library resources in ben- lines Continental Bus System serves the city with bus transportation. Deltas ton, but we have t long way to go before k the library can be a positive force Love Field, one of the world's busiest airports, Is wi him 30 miles of Denton. In the cultural tire of the community. Knowing where we are now, will help and Denton Municipal Airport has a lighted concrete runway 4,150 lest long us achieve our decision to have more adequate library service for Denton, end 150 feet wide. i 54 ~ 65 s ° r1.Cxi~iY4.1 ill I i i I f I J Ir ~ •~IS;w~ I M >~yb.a efnhr~ i OTHER FACILITIES; There are 65 churches In Denton representing 21 de. nominations, 11 motels, a daily newspaper, an AM-FM radio station, a public tibrary, three golf courses, 42 restaurants of various types, 41 apartment com- plexes, 12 mobile home parks, six city parks, a municipal swimming pool and is the silo of the five state Regional Underground Cenler of the federal government. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT: Denton has 52 manufacturing industries on. gaged in making wearing apparel, asphalt, brick, business forms, food pro. cessed products, gas tanks mobile homes, commercial trallers, plastic prod. ucts, concrete, welding equipment, gauges and Jewelry. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: There are four banks and two savings and loan associations, ANNEXATION .J f Following is the schedule for proposed annexation quolas for Denton for I the perlodo indicated: 9 1969--Presently there are 2216 square miles of area In Denton. State law allows annexation of 10 per cent per year. 4 1970-6.828 miles annexed to bring the total to 29,59 1971-2,% mites annexed to bring the total to 32,55 1972-3.25 miles annexed to bring the total to 3510 1973--358 miles annexed to bring the total to 3938 1974-3.94 miles annexao to bring the total to 43 32 1975--4,33 miles annexed to bring the total to 47.65 Therefore, Denton by 1975 would have 47.65 square miles of area or 30,496 acres-an increase of 24 59 miles over the 1969 area. POPULATION Denton Is expected to Increase Its i popt 'etion from 2,500 l0 3,000 per year. i , It has an estimated 1969 population of 43,000. Based on the mean figure ~ of 2,750 per year increase, the population growth would be: 1969-43,000 197"S,750 1971-48,600 1972-51,260 1973-54,000 t 1974-58,750 1975-59,500 This would be an increase of 18,500 persons or about 4,125 families, About 55 per cent will live in MUM-family units (2,269) and si.out 45 per cent will five In elrgie•family units (1,856(. R i 1 1 Y WN4IM1'+ANgNM t r rl I rJJ v. Y rr.zx-. > „N 'A'H r - s 1, IY•.V 1.,4 It~x/ay""... q ~y♦y$ S } 1 Ilfl` • i 0 I i I I I I I 1 l FF YOU AND DECISIONS FOR DENTON These proposed goals recommended by citizens who attended the Deci- sions for Denton meetings during the past )ear are submitted for your consider- ation. They are statements of ambitions, wishes and directions that the people of Denton hope to make as a part of the process of toting Involved and of responding to the tremendous opportunities and pressures of growth; of seeking a united community in behalf of its people, its welfare and future; of planning £ and taking action that accrues to the benefit of all its citizens and that preserves the historical and religious values that have given a dignity and a moral and ethical foundation on which the future may be built. j Building the community is a job for ALL Denton's citizens. We encourage you to join in this undertaking and to contribute your ideas about Denton's Decisions on this card I j I believe that the statements of Decisions for Denton should be adopted as * a statement of direction for future community development. In addition to the statements of Decisions, I suggest the following: o a 3 j I would be willing to work on future Decisions for Denton programs to con- sider alternative means of oblaining these goats, i Name Address Telephone Please Return lo: Decisions for Denton P.O. Drawer P, Denton, Texas 76201 r w'.. ~ z, kA1 4 ktw $iiaMh3aK r K ..h° to . f . 1 i I I f ~YNOIXN yan..uve F9~ 1 9 } ~r. r 3: E 7 Y lI ~c I~ { T G Nn postage Pwale Stamp K511 Be Hid i f Neaaaary I( Matled In the by J , Vn[ted Stales Addressee y & BUSINESS REPLY CARD MST CLASS VFAMIT NO. 117, DENTON. TEx AS L? DENTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE =MONO ! i 1. 0. DRAIVER F ra.~r MOMMOMEM 1 DENTON, TEXAS 76201 I I I i n { i 6?J¢ j DECISIONS ROR MNTON Answers IPadinq Toward the 21st Century d l n I ~f H F +i~ l:~Y a I I I x i T Cy .y V r Y. ~ C. l l i Vy rat ;^c 1 _ S.n rQ` jqs Xr ~ ~ , Ca I ~ . I p w . , ~ . w, p. d r r 44 LN ' Y i W~ ~ 1 "Y.. ~ f) ry ~ ~ Y .a d -t ~ ~ jtS ~ e~ ap i~ 7 ~ e ~ I Y. 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The caaicaas cc lte ed:Rr2ze,n~stsl iSit3 ah'~ nhc yr. .gicr.i w :tu ,a•a 1Eru'earsrSta3a tc• n¢e' ncctblp to, dirri>3<s 'r!r,stacEr c iT.res•. Sh:3t and 52e cmrGitt£t-s .Vx,,rr;:a! l1 .mgr: :';e 'iZt.a:t¢ ctam=k.attva and pjj lic an,,qlcllE:rr ':fir "r'na,s!Ja:3T,[' Lf ita'#„ 3ra ae,3 srrr~rti:sitiea. The Z~:~iP7TYEfKT•3r hz.~'t^.,m~.is'ir ins 't7+r need dva eitiaer•s cvv!vit7£F•f 7: £F.1L:t ~:ftli: :fi1,1.T.t ?.T4r !tm e Qartti j.3. i~ ~..,?tRa ttf ale 7aC~Ctt": ti,: Li :':/a~~,: rt ~rlLZ f" 2tt? S•:ta![!4TTSY:S. ; , .a:rS•f~,'y?4 t~'ti4 S4':C,ti. T.'_'t£ •':Ct r~H'~ rwtmIF tl3 ~a 1'3. 'Ibr'ril2"'ns. C. CKT sr ~ e I ~ 1 J E i p I How Will We Use our Land And What Will We Put On It? 4F ._~~We must establish a program of rehabilitation i for the deteriorating central core of the city of Denton." I c yad~d w v~ w, s R I , t i ,2 A d3H R•n WHAT ARP OUR PFCSI MS AND HCW CAN THEY BE SOLVED WITH RBASONA13LR FINANCIAL SUPPORT? older areas in the core of the city have deteriorated due to previously unenforceable coning, and laclc of proper building codas. Now we am faced with rehabilitating these areas. Some of thogo problems will be resolved with the development of the thorowghfnre plan and university expansion, both of which will result in the outright purchase of property by the city or university and its subsequent clearance. However, there will exist in many other sections certain blighted properties. Some will be rehabilitated at the insistence of the government if they are sold through FHA loans. Still, there will be many which will continue to be substandard. These should to elimin- ated through the use of city ordinance enforcement. Another possible tool is a federally-assisted code en- forcement program. However, it cannot stand alone, not can it substitute for other programs with different objectives. Its best use would be in conjunction with other aids. Its princi- pal purpose is to restore stability to deteriorating neighborhoods lei j in cases where this can be done by enforcing minimum standard ordinances, and to provide public facilities in blighted areas, { it lends itself to this goal without causing extensive dislocation of people and businesses or resorting to property acquisition. t I % DISPLACED PERSONS Persons displaced by university expansion and thoroughfare construction usually are paid above average prices for their a properties. They usually are provided adequate housing within the community. However, it does serve to aggravate an already existing housing shortage. Denton builders were approached on Y the problem of providing lower cost housing for the displaced low n income families and young married couples. Present building codes* which require high standards, plus high material and labor costs , and the high cost of land, make it difficult for builders to con- struct low-cost housingeSe~tnbuat a ildingncode should therefore review the p j able concessions could be made to lower costs without creating instant slums. 1 An alternative to the buyer, of coarse, is the mobile home, Last year, 86 par cent of the family units purchased in the y10,000 to $12,000 price range nationally were mobile homes. ?here are at present 12 mobile home parks in the Denton area. ~I 3 - I ` rdo-rs Regrettably, not all are of acceptable calibre. To some, the mobile home is the only economically feasible housing at this time. Many of the people who buy mobile homes--although by no moans all--will come from that segment of the population which creates slums. It is the people and their attitudes--not their housing--which creates slums. A proper degree of city regula- tion thus becomes necessary. A stricter mobile home ordinance and legislation providing for a fair share of the tax burden to be placed on mobile home owners also are warranted. ANNEXATIM Fulf',*ment of the thoroughfare plan for Denton is a must if we are to provide traffic relief through the congested areas of the city. Progress is necessarily slow due to the large amounts of money required to obtain properties for right-of-way. If bond money is not available, then perhaps we should look at a code enforcement program as described by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as a possible aid. Because of anticipated growth at a rapid rate, consideration needs to be given to a set of county-wide building codes in order to insure safe construction and well-ordered development. Cities and towns within the county undoubtedly will expand their cor- porate limits within the next few r years. subdivision, plumbing andelectrical rcodes twould omean that raw sewage would be handled in such a way that it would not be a future health hazard in unincorporated areas. Enforce- ment of electrical codes would prevent fires and narhaps reduce the base key rate on insurance paid in the county, County-wido zoning would give residents control over the establishment of facilities or firms which would be undesirable near their prop- erty. It would encourage good devalopffent and insure that streets would continue from one community into the neighbor;nn ont, in a sensible pattern. Developers and builders would be required to make soil percolation tests to detertine the absorption rate of the -oil where septic tanks were to be installed. Taxing units could have better information on new construction if county building permits were required. FINANCING a Financing remains a problem in all areas of public and private planninq. Recently, the money market has been tight. Money has been una•ailable in many cases and available at high £ntarest costs in others. We believe every effort should b, - 4 - I i w f i $.:Av .";1 KIWIIX mado by city officials to investigate the possible participa- tion by lho city in the many federal programs available. Local finAnctal institutions are just not able to provide the type of finnhcinl Aid a city the size of Denton needs. Communities partinillm ing in federal programs must have a workable program for community improvement. This is the community's own plan for Ilia upp of private and public resources to fight blight and fns we do vulopment. It is made up of the basic elements that rapiv%on1 nothing more than the use of tested and accepted priociplea of good municipal management. We suggest city officials prepare such a workable program as at least a partial start townrd satisfying some of our needs. A key point in this is public education by intelligent cooperation from the news media. Often vital issues are defeated by apathy and ignorance within the groups which could benefit most from the programs. FACTORS AFFECTING PE FUTURE Between now and 19759 a number of factors will affect the development of Denton, including the new regional airport, de- velopment of the master plans for North Texas State and Texas Woman's University, the proposed Aubrey Reservoir and the addi- tion of new industry. The airport will be one of the greatest t forces affecting the area, Campus development at NTSU will require the closing of some streets. TWU's plans may include possible re-routing of traffic in that area. The Aubrey Reser- voir will be a key factor in insuring the future water supply for Denton. Congress authorized the project in 1967, but it will take about 10 years to bring the project from the talking stage to the tapping stage and necessary funds still have to be appropriated. Dallas will have water rights of 74 million gal- lons a day and Denton 26 million. There are two proposed flood control dams planned for the northwest part of Denton, which will alleviate flooding in the city. These are Site 16 of 160.1 acres and Site 17 of 127 acres in the Hickory Creek Watershed program of the 5;.:1 Conservation Service. Another factor is the possi- bility of a road being constructed across Garza-Little Elm Reservoir roughly from Little Elm to Lake Dallas. Ideas have included a tunnel, bridge or ferry crossing. A solution will require time, planning and money, A proposed city annexation schedule (see addenda) calls for the addition of 24.89 square miles of now Area to Denton by 1975, which would then encom- pass 47.65 square miles or 30,496 acres. population projections (see Addenda) indicate an increase of 16,500 residents by 19750 reprosonting About 4,125 families. Some 55 per cent of these it is estimated will live in multi-family units (2,269) and the re- mainder in single-family dwellings (1,856). 1 - 5 - i It appears the city will have adequate land for homes, parks, shopping and other needs if annexation continues within the quotas now allowed by the state--which provide for the an- nexation by any city of an amount equal to 10 per cent of the total area of its present boundaries in any one year. GOALS We must establish a program to rehabilitate the deterior- ating central core of the city. Private industry alone has proved incapable of getting the job done without federal funds. Our city officials should study available federal programs to determine the feasibility of participating in some of them. A committee of builders should be established to consider revision of our present building code to see if changes can be made to permit the construction of lower-priced housing that would meet essential requirements, but not result in instant slums. A study of pre-fabricated housing also is suggested. A sound mobile home ordinance should be enacted and leg- islation should be sought to tax mobile homes on a fair share j basis. Flood control dams in the northwest section of Denton should be constructed as soon as possible through the cooperation of the Soil Conservation Service and the City of Denton, This will bring much needed relief to the citizens of Southeast Denton. A program of land acquisition for parks needs to be initiated. Procrastination in this area may result in higher land costs. The Aubrey Reservoir project should be viewed with an eye to development of park and recreations uses. with proper plan- ning this area could become a beautiful and useful tourist attraction and provide additional income for Denton while in- creasing the recreational facilities offered to its citizens. County-wide zoning, building standards and sub-division control must be sought through legislation. A workable program for community imp,ovement should be developed by the city, in order to qualify for federal programs. Use of a code enforcement program as a means to facilitate the thoroughfare program should be investigated. A review of industrial site plans is needed with a view toward the development of an industrial park patterned after the Great Southwest Development Corporation development near Arlington. In order to meet our housing shortage, we must encourage the continued development of raw land into lots. 1 I i - 6 - i I l ~~I How Will We Transport Ourselves And Our Goods Sc,fely? i ~I ~ I I k "When Denton grows as much in the next decade as a it has in the last, if we do not have better provisions for crosstown traffic movement, a real problem will exist.'$ ! 1 Y' I ~ 9 L Lam/ ~ . 1 ` b: I I 7 - I i i J i DGNrON MUNICIPAL AIRPURT City officials should recognize that the Denton Municipal Airport ivill become one of the principal "reliever" airports for tt+e AVOM wham the regional airport becomes operational. officials should know that aviation growth trends indicate that in tho future a city must have adequate air transportation facilities. The general aviation public will expect these facili- ties At ttxI. Denton airport because of its convenient location near both Dallas and Fort Worth and because the regional airport may be restricted to air carrier aircraft. The city should take immediate steps to obtain land that will provide for the expan- sion of the runways to 6,000 feet with the necessary clear zones. 1 Full cooperation and dialogue with the Federal Aviation Adainis- tration and the Texas Aeronautics Commission should be established for both counsel and possible financial assistance. This also would inscxe that development of the Denton aviation facilities is compatible with federal and state regulations. CITY THOROUGHFARES ~E j While the committee can pinpoint the needs, it will take a I traffic engineer to get the job done. Immediate steps should i be taken to handle the traffic generated by the completion of the interchange on Interstate Highway 35 at Bonnie Brae. Some thought also should be given to a street that would carry traffic off of Bell north of McKinney northeastward around the Twu golf course to connect with university Drive near Ruddell. This would relieve congestion on Bell through the TWV campus. k This connection would depend on the completion of the Bell- Blount extension to Dallas Drive. Blind corners, such as the one at Palmor and Sherman Drive, should be improved. Driver A education should be initiated by the police department. campaign might be promoted in the local press to inform drivers of goad habits. The use of turn signals would improve traffic flow if properly used, for instance. % GOALS { Early completion of the north and south segments of Loop ; 288 should be sought. The state should be urged to designate and construct at the eArliost feasible moment an expressway from Denton south ' to tho regional airport. I I ll IN tecommended that the thoroughfare plan for Denton be upgraded and that its importance be told and retold so that it will be carried out and completed. It is our feeling that resi- dents of Denton do not realize its long-range importance. When Denton grows as much in the next decade as it has in the last, if we do not have batter provisions for crosstown traffic move- r ments, a real problem will exist. We should strive to have safe passageways for pedestrians J as wall as vohicles, particularly as applied to children-in :N school areas, A study is recommended of the city building code to determine if sidewalks should be required in more areas. We feel that Denton has reached the point in development j at which a full-time, qualified traffic engineer should be em- ) ployed by the city. We should create a situation compatible to industriAl development at Denton Municipal Airport. I This committee's recommendations alone represent heavy expenditure of funds, There has been no attempt to determine methc.js of financing. Instead, it is our recommendation that a special group be formed to study the problem of financing. a, R a' ~n 1 F pk rtr y: j i . g . ` I I i I i .a+r~ i I A •>C r 31, f V~ A i { How Are We Going To Develop Economically? r { s —"Industry is the fastest growing segment of our economy and because of our geographic location will grow at an even faster rate .,.It is resolved that we are not a smoke-stack industry area," ( { I F' G -10 - . r , ECONCMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES Agriculture will continue to be an important segment of our economy contributing substahtially the same dollar flow in the next five years as it has in the past five. The two fine universities in Denton will continue to grow, but a change in the age of the students is taking place. This has been brought about by the establishment of junior colleges in Dallas f and Fort Worth on many campuses. This has reduced the number of freshmen and sophomores at Denton schools and has resulted in an increase in upper level and graduate enrollments. This change of mix no doubt will increase over the next five years. The older students, most of whom are part of a family unit, either as head of household or housewife, bring with them a greater demand for goods and services within the community. ;i We should not overlook the Denton State School, which will continue to expand creating the need for qualified personnel. Its operating budget of $4,940,000 per year including a $3.9 ' million payroll is a major part of our economy. Because of our geographic location, it will grow at an even faster rate in the future. One job in a munufacturin g enterprise supports two and r a half jobs in the service, professional, governmental and dis- tributive industries. Statistically, since 1962 our work force j` has been made up this way: 12 per cent work at firms in Denton, 8 per cent work at non-local governmental offices, 25 per cent work for the universities, 22 per cent nommute outside of Denton, € 25 per cent work in Denton service firms and 8 per cent are r retired. It is expected we will experience growth in much the same ratio except for a possible increase in commuters -ind the possible increase of Denton-based industrial employment of about 5 to 10 per cent. GOALS A good business climate should be maintained. { We should attempt to attract industry that would utilize the work force generated by graduating students from the two universities. It is resolved that we are not a smoke-stack industry area M and we should direct our efforts to attracting light industry. Firms should be sought which use airline services in view of our proximity to the new regional airport. Cooperation should be given to local government officials to achieve the orderly development of the area. The joint city-chamber of commerce program of selling our area to industry should be continued. _ 11 . x r 9 pk J 1 r j How Will We Develop Culturally As A Community? i --"We strive to create a community in which all people shall find it pleasurable to live and work and in which k everyone truly enjoys life to the fullest." E. If 1 I~ y s 4 S I f i - 12 - ]]yppyyy ..re e.:'r OUR PRESENT SITUATION There is a great deal of culture presently available £n r, Denton. There are as many plays presented in Denton every Yea for cinstance, as there are in ultural opportunities offered Datlthe tworundespite the iversities in the ~ form of plays, concerts, recitals and the like, they are not we attended on the whole. Although they are welcome and invited, not many in the community outside tr£versitiespatten. The only cultural events on a community-wide basis at i the Community Chorus presentation of "The Messiah" at Christmas and the Fine Arts Festival, which was staged for the first time last spring. The festival included both musical and dramatic presentation and the exhibition of art works. The response the initial effort was very good and planning vats is already underway. There is at present no community community of more ~ theater group in Denton. The presence in our Co than 200 foreign students provides both an opportunity and a challenge--and perhaps a n othingspecifically for these students. Althoughuthere arers f nothing neither has suffi- small museums operated by the universit a s, significance or to house adequately cent space for a museum of any the items of interest althoughhthe°DentonsCounty,Historialy has no museum of any y kind, A museum could Society has encouraged y historicalbandharcheological artifacts and preserve and display painting and sculpture as items of interest. It could display p well as scientific exhibits. There whoseepotentialu eThere and willing- a great resource of talented Pe is also a real hunger ness to serve has not been tapped, among a great number of residents for increased cultural oppor- tunities. A new public library has been widhdspacehfo otnity providing library service for the county display of some art works. S M PROBLEMS There is no coordination between the two universities in the area of cultural events. With such coordination, it would be possible to make better use of presentations brought to the providing totdithe scouragerthem frtoend cp ~ o le oft Deo o talent spoil l the pe p relic own cultural activities. universit es$ whichehasaresultedyin°an I rely too heavily y on rams, The Com- munity of other local talent and PrOgris not adequate Building, beautiful and useful as it is, the performing arts. There is a great need for presentation by 13 - I ' I a i for facilities for exhibiting art works, science projects, I historical items and programs such as plays and concerts, There is no comprehensive program for children and young people to encourage appreciation of the arts or to develop talent in music, art and drama, While the schools provide some programs of this nature, more could be done and should be done to develop real appreciation for the cultural side of life. In this spectator age, people are more and more content to be viewers and not doers. The committee feels there are not sufficient opportunities for participation so the viewers can become doers. This is particularly true of the adult who is not a part of a university community. Ways need to be found to encourage the development of talent. And ways need to be found to provide more opportunities for them to display their talent through performances and exhibitions. We recognize that the future will find more people with more leisure at their dispo- sal., This has cultural implications. We also recognize the financial implications of many of our recommendations, But ! we feel that none of these goals is beyond achievement for a community which seeks to be a place of pride and progress.. i Ik GOALS Our main goal is the creation of a community in which an atmosphere of openness and acceptance toward all people prevailst in which a spirit fostering enlightenment and encouraging excel- lence of taste flourishes; in which the physical surroundings j are aesthetically pleasing. In short, we strive to create a community in which all people shall find it pleasurable to live and work, and in which everyone may truly enjoy life to the fullest, Cultural events should be planned with the greatest coopera. y tion between the university and the community to reduce the possibility of schedule conflicts and to enhance the opportunity for wider participation. Avenues of communication should be developed among the various sub-communities within Denton--retired persons, students. racial minority groups, the universities--to provide deeper understanding of and appreciation for one another, Various cultural events might be presented in all sections of the city in a program of cultural exchange. Ways should be developed to make doers of the viewers in cultural areas through community choral and instrumental groups, chamber music societies, drama groups, arts and crafts classes j and other means with opportunities provided to display the results, i i 14 - I ; f i r a A full-time director of arts should be employed by the City of Denton to develop cultural activities for the community. A department of the arts should have sufficient staff and budget to assure it the opportunity to develop and maintain an adequate program. A Denton Fine Arts Council should be established represent- ing various cultural interests with responsibility for helping implement the goals of this committee and to assist in securing i a qualified director of the arts. A Center for the Arts should be built or acquired which could adequately house at least these activities% A community theater, presentations of community choral and instrumental groups, exhibitions of art work both in a permanent collection and in amateur showings, displays of educational projects from { public schools and the universities, arts and crafts classes, 1 presentations of debates, panel discussions, public forums, poetry readings, lectures and similar gatherings, and space for a museum of Denton County historical and archeological artifacts, including perhaps items from the university museumsr A comprehensive and coordinated community program should be developed for international students. This should include pro- grams to orient them to life in this country, programs honoring them at a special celebration and programs to allow them to visit in homes within the community. Adequate support should be given to the public library. A fivefold increase is needed in the number of volumes, other i~ resources such as records, film strips and microfilms, and in I the library budget and staff. Proportional increases in all these areas should be provided as the population grows. Mobile library service should be made available to all areas of the community. (see addendum) Every effort should be made by the community and all govern- mental agencies responsible for library facilities to cooperate J in developing a closer working relationship so that library facilities presently availc.,Ple may be better utilized. A deeper appreciation of the arts should be developed in the young through the school system. An extended and more comprehen- sive program should be developed for teaching the arts in the public schools. Every effort also should be made to stimulate deeper interest in reading with a gr er 'i'appreciation for bis would require an erature among children and young pe ple expansion of library facilities in all the public schools, i i E - 15 - i { ~M ieg! fl.`v^n~ a.r vs. h 1 y k j How Will We Support Higher Education And How Will We Continue Our Education As Adults? k 1 .-"The community should consider with the universities the establishment of a privately-funded center for continuing s . education." f I k !fj hr 16 CCNTINUtNO EDMA'TiON PRESENT STATUS There are only a few programs for continuing or adult ities~ education outside the formal degree programs At the same time, there appears to be an increasing demand for persons trained in vocational and technical skills, The public schools, the universities and the Joint University Center for t Community Services provide limited opportunities for continuing or adult education for Denton esidents through special courses, institutes, workshops and seminars. The university-related programs are, however, usually in response to regional rather lected provide se , than local needs and the public school efforts to p vocational programs often fail to receive satisfactory eresp other and in numbers of students of students enrolled. For reasons, there are few programs at any level in vocational and es technical areas outside degree programs. There are opportunities within the city recreational program and through the public useli- facility roof library in leisure activities. There is Denton primarily for adult education, could be made the Community Building, the public schools and the universities. Denton is fortunate in having an unusually large number of re- source persons for conducting continuing education programs because of the types of business firms located here, i PROBLEM AREAS The increasing reed for persons trained in basic vocational , and technical skills indicates the need for post high school and L other continuing education programs, However, there is no pro. no cedure in the community for evaluating needs of this type and coordinating mechanism to devise and effectuate plans, The local college. problem is made more difficult because it has no junior which in many communities provides the means for developing such programs, Pondinn constitutes a major problem of expansion out- side state-aided programs in the public schools. Under present appropriations formulas, the universities do not have funds for extensive continuing education programs outside the degree pro- University grams. Major expansion also will require facilities. would ibeea often present there I ~ II I 17 - I f i GOALS Denton should make a major effort to identify and meet local needs for continuing education through a countywide coordinat- ing system. A new local public or quasi-public board operating as part of the city government could be given this responsibil- ity. Among the resources from which this board could draw would be the school system, neighboring junior colleges, Denton's two universities and the Texas State Technical Institute in Waco. The concept of continuing education should be broad enough to encompass not only technical and vocational needs, but human and cultural needs such as use of leisure, active parti- cipation in community affairs, concern for the well being of neighbors and responsiveness to aesthetic experiences. We should consider with the oniversrties the establishment of a privately-funded center for continuing education. It might be similar to the Kellogg centers in other states. Every means should be taken to encourage state support for coordinated programs in continuing education. EE HIGHER EDUCATION E The committee which worked on this section of the Decisions for Denton report recognized the community's need to support the development and expansion of its two universities. Because of tine lack of time that would be required to delve into all of the I implications of this need, the committee recommended that further % extensive study in the area of community-university development be undertaken. Relationships between the universities and the community at large appear to be good, but there is no regular or continuing involvement of the lay community in activities supr)rtive of university needs and problems. Denton should make every effort to develop wide support and understanding for our two universities. A means should be found to permit and encourage planned and coordinated effort on the part of interested citizens to support the needs and development of the two universities in the areas of public relations, rela- tions with governmental agencies, in financial matters and in other ways. For example, the advertising progvam of the Denton Study Group might include regular messages in the Dallas-Fort Vtrth area communications mediA to stimulate broad regional support for the two Denton universities. is - i i f ' E 17 1\ { it F h sj{ Now Will We Develop Public School SducatiOn! r; .."We are fortunately provided with a bane to develop a school system which has the opportunity to rank with only those r, of highest quaPit,,I', ~r ,t i i~ lg .L i r' vyh 1:.~ 1 vjr ,0. r 1 WHERE ARE IM? Young people in Denton are in an enviable position of being part of a community that is educationally oriented. Education is Denton's leading industry and the prime. factor influencing the social, economic and political patterns of the community. In this climate, the challenge for excellence is self evident and we are fortunately provided with a base to develop a school system which has the opportunity to rank with only those of highest quality. GCA1S Our general goal should be that every young person in ~ f Denton should be provided with the, ':ast educational opportunity to exce l in his selected field and to enhance his devo.lopment as a we 1-adjusted individual and a responsible citizen. We should encourage broader participation of the citizenry in bond elections, school board elections and the general educa- tional opportunities of Denton's young people, We should expand communications to involve the citizenry in future planning of the city's schools to the maximum degree, We should provide counseling of the highest professional quality to strengthen parent-school-student relationships, to j provide aid in the student's adjustment and development, to provide early identification at the elementary level of emotional problems and learning characteristics with referral to qualified k professionals and to provide guidance in academic and career areas. E We should seek improved curriculum coordination for the en- the school system, We should make maximum use of consultants and research data on construction to provide quality facilities to maintain a stimulating environment for learning. We should establish a community-wide kindergarten system. We should expand technical and vocational courses for students who work part time and make programs more responsive to s the needs of business and industry. 117 We should continue to establish special programs to meet the various needs of disadvantaged youngsters, coordinate facilities available to the Denton area for these programs and consider a program of bilingual education. We should maintain schools that are adequately staffed by j qualified and appropriately compensated personnel who are attracted , and retained by good, professional working conditions. We should give financial support to public school education which is equitable, adequate and continually-adapted to Denton's needs. . 2p _ 1 M ~x k i 7 e i f now Will We Be Sowed Best By Government? i ! V 1 --00ur problem for the future is to assure that local government will continue to serve us effectively and efficiently in a period of rapid growth." f k' i { Y ~ 21 , sti s re t.:e, un a%~~ i■; PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES City Government The City of Denton, while slightly over 100 years old, has reached its present size and degree of development within the past 10 years under the council-manager form of city government. This has been brought about by Denton's status as county seat, by the two universities, by industrial and governmental expan- sion, the plans for the new regional airport and the city's location raar Dallas and Fort Worth. The problem for the future f j is to assure that local government will continue to serve us M effectf~ely and efficiently in a period of rapid growth. This growth will place severe demands on the community in terms of capital improvements. The cost of governmental services will continue to rise. Action of the federal government In the area of urban affairs will be a factor. We will be less homogeneous community with + I~ the influx of newcomers from other areas. Ue will be transformed from a college town to an industrial-university city. The in- crease in the number of automobiles creates a need for new thoroughfares. A growing population places pressures on public facilities, such as water and sewage treatment plants. Right- of-way land for the thoroughfares will cost from $2,000 to $4,000 per acre. Solving the drainage problem will be costly, but it is acute. Two of our four fire stations need to be relocated. Intergovernmental relations probably is the most complex, j although not necessarily the most serious, of all problems fac- ing Denton now and particularly will be a problem for the future. Penton County is a tangle of governmental authorities, often l overlapping in area and functions. Relations with the county government are handled bilaterally and generally have been good. In some cases, these relations have resulted in consolidation of city and county services, such as the city-county library and the city-county health department. Relations with the state governs meat in recent years have been somewhat difficult because the state legislature is rurally oriented. 'this will be relieved t somewhat through redistricting which will result in greater representation for urban areas. It is inevitable that relations between the city and the federal government will increase in the future. The nation appears to be entering a period of federal i intrusion into urban affairs. This will be intensified because of the demands for services which cities and states cannot meet. One result can be seen in federal demands for regional planning as a condition for federal assistance. The whole area of inter. governmental relations is vastly complex. It badly needs 22 i +t Vol I I simplidcation through consolidation of services, and partly through legislation to redefine areas of authority and respon- sibility. The rElation of the citizen to his local government is a major problem facing us in the future. There is a strong tendency to lose one'A identity in a city of 43,000, a figure Denton is now approaching. As more and more newcomers move into Denton, the community will face the serious problem of educating these new residents in regard to the community and its govern- ment systems. If the city is to continue with good government, it must have an informed citizenry. Along with this goes the problem of leadership. Denton has long enjoyed good leadership in depth. Its government of the future will depend on how well it can maintain such leadership. Physical expansion and the capital to ma!<e these improve- ments presents a major problem. In the 1950190 no bond programs 1. for capital improvements were initiated. Not only is the city in need of facilities to serve the existing population, but many projects must be undertaken to provide for growth. During the next five to 10 years, the City of Denton will have to spend considerable amounts for major capital improvements. Land evai!,ations are increasing 5 to 6 per cent a year, but city government costs are rising about 10 per cent. Spend- ing has exceeded revenues the past three years in city governments New sources or revenue appear to be the only answer,•but finding them is difficult. The average family in Denton is now paying nine different taxes--city real estate, personal property, school, county, state property, state sales, city sales, federal excise and federal income taxes. It is obvious that the city cannot depend on ad valorem takes to finance all services and capital growth. A fair tax structure, equally assessed, has attracted business, industry and citizens to Denton. It is important to maintain this attraction. The city is now confronted by the need for more funds just when it has reached its safe debt liwito which is about 10 per cent of assessed valuation. The present property tax will not carry a large capital improvement program. w County Government Growth also has created great demands on the county govern- went. This is evidenced by the number of employees now working tx for the county and the need for additional office space. As the demands on the county increase, the gove,,nment is called upon to f perform more and more urban-type services and it is in need of greater authority to perform these functions. f f -23• P M .y~yp MPM~ X11 ' L Flow Memorial Hospital Although Flow Memorial Hospital is not an independent govern- mental agency, its needs have to be reconciled with others. Increased demands can readily be seen in the area of health and welfare services with corresponding demands on the hospital as the community grows. Denton School District I Growth has been at the rate of 300 students per year--and 300 students constitute a normal. school building's capacity. Additional growth will mean new uildings, more faculty members and continued strong financial support, GOALS I Our goal is to have local government units which are re- sponsive to all the needs of the citizenry, including the needs created by rapid urbanization of the area, which are responsible to the citizenry, which are effective and efficient and which are cooperative among themselves in working together to solve com- L munity problems. 'A We should plan for expansion of county government facilities to provide for growth, IE We should provide adequate resources for gravth and expan- sion of Flow Memorial Hospital, Demands on the hospital include S the need for better employee benefits, new equipment, more nurses and more licensed vocational nurses. Most of all, the hospital needs public support and understanding of its problems. Ode should seek a constitutional amendment removing the limit of an 80 cent tax rate for operating purposes for the county government. Study should be given to the tax structures of units of government with the idea of economy in assessing and collecting F , taxes. Serious study should be given to all legislation on financial assistance from the state and federal government and periodic re-evaluations should be carried on jointly by the government units through the services of professional personnel, Facilities of governmental units should be used for all com. f munity purposes. The schools and the city in particular should plan together for joint programs, such as recreational and cul- tural programs. Garbage and refuse handling equipment should be modernized with a view toward compulsory garbage pickup which would enable the city to strictly prohibit burning in the city as a safety precaution, r The Denton Fire Department should be upgraded to obtain key f fire insurance rate reductions in the future, The department partiemlarl,) needs equipment to fight fires in multi-story builde ings, of which we now have several, I 24 E H gF[4y , To insure an adequate water supply, the city must press for the immediate construction of Aubrey Reservoir and vigor- ously protect Denton's interest in that watershed, The water treatment plant should be expanded and additions made to the distribution system. These are expected to cost $3,096,000 in the next five years. An immediate capital improvement program fog the sewage system is needed with the construction of a 4 million gallon per day treatment plant which would meet the needs of the city to 1980. Other improvea'ants will be needed to strengthen the system as the city expands. Hickory Creek watershed will have to be studied to insure proper sewage collection in the area. The city electrical system is growing at a rate of about 1 12 per cent per year. About $14 million in bonds remain to be ^s sold from the 1967 bond issue for electrical system improvements. These funds will provide for facilities adequate to handle loads anticipated through 1975. Another bond issue will be needed about 1971 or 1972 to provide additional funds to handle loads anticipated in 1976 and later. a Considerable improverents to storm drainage facilities in the city will have to be undertaken in the immediate future. Although drainage areas have been provided, in some areas thera E is a need to concrete the channels. r We recommend that the Decisions for Denton Steering Committee E create a committee to study ways to finance the goals recommended s in the Decisions for Denton program. We recommend that possible state and federal aid be explored ' i to finance expanding government services without losing local freedom of choice and action. We recommend the exploration of possibilities for new sources ' of revenue on the local level. We recommend the reevaluation of all property every five years so that a fair and equitable tex burden will be shared equally. 1110 recommend that functions o. govarnmental units within the county ro consolidated vMrevar pract?.cal. We recommend that a governmental units planning and coordin- ating board be established acd meet regularly to consist of the top officials of the city, county, school district, universities and Flow Hospital to coordinate community planning and services. It would include the mayor, mayor pto tem and city manager from the city; th3 county judg^_., a r.onmissioncr and auditor from the county; the chairman and vice chairman of the school board and the superintendent of schoo1r,; th-i presidents and vice presidents !E j of the universities; and the Cl,nifman of the board of managers, • the vice chairman and the adninistrntor of the hospital. x - 25 - {I`JrA / Pi~~' I I I I 1 1 l'~ i' k' As How Will We Spend Our Leisure Time To Best Advantage? { { .."Play is natural to man. It is not merely an escape from the pressures of urban life or a using up of leisure time, but also a necessity for man's health and a joy in itselte" I l f t I 26 E rz ~Tj}~ IY#!1I rN PRESENT CONDITIONS Each person in our community should have access to a wide range of recreational activities. By day or by night, indoors or out, free or commercial, everyone must be able to find re- creation, either as a spectator or a participant. Recreational facilities and programs adequate to satisfy the needs of the individual should be accessible to keep the yojng constructively occupied, satisfy the special needs of the older persons and to be enjoyed by families together. Play is natural to man. It is not merely an escape from the pressures of urban life or a using up of leisure time, but also a necessity for man's health and a joy in itself. Recrea- tional facilities now are too few and our population growth will bring even greater demands. The supply of land available for outdoor recreation near urban areas is fast running out. If suitable land is not ac- quired now, tomorrow may be too late, A park draws people and it is a stimulus to the local economy. In fact, a park can in- y crease the value of adjacent land so that the loss of the park land from the tax rolls is often at least partially compensated for. The demand for outdoor recreation areas is growing faster than I II they can be provided. Much of the federally-owned lands suitable for recreation in this area is too remote to serve population centers. Local government does not have the resources to acquire land for recreation, particularly with growing demands of urbani- zation and the land price escalation. Indoor recreation for all ages is equally as important. I ~J The City Parks and Recreation Department At present, the City of Denton has 142 acres of park lands within the city limits, of which 40 acres is undeveloped. The city also has 392 acres in Hickory Creek Lake Park on the Garza- ' Little Elm Reservoir. There is a ye+ir-round recreational program with activities ranging from athletics to arts and crafts along with therapeutic activities for the handicapped. The recent { addition of a pars: ranger has helped to enhance the camping attraction of Hickory Creek Bark. The foremost problem at present i' is a lack of communication with the public as to programs offered.: Facilities are needed in ks many as five areas of the city to house year-round activities. Major thoroughfares, shopping centers, business districts and industrial areas--as well as the university campuses--serve as barrit.s to divide the community. - 27 Multiple use of school facilities has not ce ached its full potential, especially during the summer. Cuplicetion of programs by private groups has caused problems. Poor acce:sability to the lake park and an inadequate budget have delayed its development. All bond funds at present have been expended, 4 Commercial Recreation Services include a giant slide boa.d, movie theaters, riding stables, golf driving range, bowliv,?, miniature golf, pool, roller skating, a music listening establishment and private ! club facilities, such as swimming pools and golf courses. Ii f Institutional Recreation Both universities have exceptional recreation facilities providing for more opportunities than students can, or will, take advantage of. TWU has the more self-inclusive program. However, students from both universities travel widely throughout the area to participate in recreational and entertainment activities, A r lack of communication between the colleges and the community provides one of the greatest handicaps to more complete partl.-t- pation by students and community in the activities open to all groups. Y i Community Organizations r Denton presently offers a number of opportunities for vol. untary services ranging from the Denton Sports Association to the American Association of Retired Persons, With the exception of a few small groups, Teens Aid The Retarded (TARs) and Boy Scout and Girl Scout units provide the only opportunity for teen- agers to participate in volunteer work other than the Candy ¢ Stripers at Flow. Few opportunities are provided for Southeast Denton citizens to participate with the white citizens of Denton in such programs. Doubtless many opportunities are provided with* " in the Southeast Denton neighborhood itself for work of this nature6 k PROBLEM AREAS i i There is a need for new facilities and programs, more information about facilities and program and a need for more coordination of activities. 1 1 26 - { 1 ~ a a . n 5 V The amount of land set aside for park use is relatively small and the present city parks are not in the areas of greatest population density. Park facilities are few in older portions of town, especially the area west of the square, After mid-evening, there are few facilities available for recreation and entertain- ment, University studehts in particular want facilities available at late hours, Many want lafe evening facilities and woUld use them if they were available. All age groups heed additional facilities, it should be made clear that Jifkerent age groups have different needs n facilities and ptograms, but it might be unwise to segregate Jose facilities by age groups! Although noisy activities should to insulated from th-)se requiring quiet, facilities for each age group should be provided in each park complex. There is a clear need for additional playground facilities. To some extent, this problem can be met by making available those facilities extant at schools. But the schools do not have equal facilities and are not available to pre-schoolers during school hours. There is an excellent Little League program but the school gyms are open on weekends in the summer only by pre-arrangement and on the payment of a fee, There is a lack of both facilities and programs for the high a school age group. Specifically, Strickland Junior High School lacks facilities for outdoor sports. From motives of both hospitality and commercial profit, we are obligated to do all we can to make the residence of D~anton's 20,000 university students as ploasant as possible. Some 57 per cent of the students at NTSU are 21 or older, That means their interests are more likely to be more similar to those of adults than high school students, The standard for university students is to spend the evening in Dallas or Fort Worth because of the lack of facilities and particularly the lack of legal alcohol in this county, This costs Denton an unknown amount of money and it possibly exacts a toll of human life with the students return- ing to Denton late at night on the highways. There is a shortage of recreational facilities, such as f tennis, handball and basketball courts. There are few facilities for drama, arts and crafts or organized hobby groups, Commercial facilities also are limited. There are few first-class restau- rants in Denton, partly because such restaurants would have to charge high prices unless they could make a profit by serving alcoholic beverages. Outdoor facilities for drama, concerts, and other events are limited or non-existant. Although a tenth of Denton's citizens are over 650 almost no provisions have been made for facilities for the retired person. 29 - Negroes and the very poor have specialized need. For example, even the minimum charge at the city swimming pool denies its use to our poorest citizens. Negro students at tte universi- ties have expressed bitterness at the lack of facilities available to them. Alleviating this situation might help to ease the racial tensions that began to manifest themselves openly in our city last spring. Negro students who cannot afford to use the facilities which are available in our city feel they are harrassed by police when they entertain in each others' apartments. Whether this is true or not, it is true that this is the way they feel. ` It should be noted that there are many facilities presently 4 available which are utilized to their fullest extent by Denton's citizens. There is no program of intramural sports in the schools. Interscholastic athletics involve only a small portion of the students and all young persons should have a sports program available to them, Especially noteworthy is the lack of any ,a program for girls at the advanced elementary, junior high and high school levels. ti There is a city ordinance prohibiting alcoholic beverages in the Community Building. This keeps our city from hosting 1 various convention and perhaps restricts local groups from using ,y the facilities available. Experience in other parts of the nation has shown the need i to take programs to the Negroes and the very poor rather than simply offer them. It also has shown the need to involve these persons who will be served in all phases of planning and execu- tion of such programs. It became clear to the committee that a major problem was the lack of information about facilities and programs. Townspeople not connected with the universities were not r. informed about programs at the universities and university stu- gents were not informed about programs in the communities. Those at each university were not aware of what was going on at the other. Exacerbating this problem were such factors as the pro- P hibition of the universities against selling or distributing the local newspaper in the dormitories. The daily paper prints news of facilities and programs, but no regular schedule of available facilities and forthcoming events. Often the story in the paper a is too late for the citizen to make plans to attend, Lack of coordination among the various groups presenting programs has, perhaps, kept us from having more diversified i I a offerings. - 30 - ~X~tl GOALS We should expand recreational activities to include adult education as well as the youth of the city. We should construct and use multi-use facilities on elemen- tary school grounds, acquire 200 to 300 acres of additional park land with emphasis on neighborhood parks rather than the large ending parks we have at this tire, construct two ore p ublic swkmm pools in outlying sections of the city, increase P&ygr'-; programs and facilities with supervisors, and create a program to include many of the activities of the schools during the school term. These are goals of the city park and recreation department. It also is hoped that there can be an expansion of programs between the universities and the department. j { We recommend development of a tennis center with lighted j courts at which instruction would be provided on a fee basis, if necessary for youth and adults, adults and senior citizens. Vie recommend expansion of the outdoor recreation program through such activities as a day camp in the summer for the underpriviledged children using voluntheeica]neducationrmajors .F selors and university recreation and p Y h op and development of an outdoor recua+ureentrpark ailswand naportunities centers. for picnicking, archery, hiking, Boating, sailing and canoeing clubs could be sponsored and classes taught. We suggest increased activities for teenage girls nclAin4 softball, basketball, synchronized swimming and modern dance. V We recommend development of a structure and formula for duplication tion cooperation with the drool distr s would j of facilitie n facilities would be brought about. We recommend continuation of the development of a full za d crafts, program for senior citizens, including danCet arts table and card games, walking, and could Utiliion ano opups as persons many senior citizens enhance the programs for service. W recommend the future development of a lighted municipal ! golf course once the facilities of the universities become over- crowded. Land acquisition should be of immediate concern due to The land could be used as a an ever increasing cost factor. park until it is needed. We recommend find fitness exercise, swimmingewlifesaving working women, including ing jo44 4, and individual sports instruction. j ~ 31 ,~M3 FA I aaa~ 4o!'r4• ~Y'h NiF, !MMT.t~ We should have a program of sponsored trips for children to points of interest in the surrounding area, both entertain- ing and educational, We suggest increased public relations efforts for the entire parks and recreation program. Additional staff would provide an opportunity to develop programs as well as improve community relations. We should increase opportunities for high school and university students to plan functions and programs for their age groups, ive should provide opportunities for co-recreation activities in both school and city programs. We should develop outdoor facilities for basketball and j volleyball-.not on tennis courts--tor both programmed and informal j uses such as summer basketball and volleyball leagues. We should continue the development of special events, such as the fine arts festival. A folk art festival using city, county and university resources in the folk literature, dance, music, arts, j crafts, canning, etc., might be an appealing and enjoyable under. taking. ` We should place increased emphasis on th9 development of ` communications with Southeast Denton, We should develop programs and facilities within that area as good as any in any neighbor. a hood and make provisions for increased participation by residents of that area in all community programs,' In the area of commercial recreation, we suggest the exten• sion of services to later hours since most close uy 10 or 11 p.mss the development of new above average restaurants in central and J attractive locations, construction of dancing and listening estab. lishments providing contemporary music, both live and recorded, and ^e recommend that beer and mixed drinks be made available adults of age in these establishments if the amendment to the constitution is passed to permit it. The city and the universities should develop better means of communication.-perhaps a weekly brochure to be published by the Chambor of Commerce stating programs and activities of the week, This could be made available in the university union buildings, in motels, restaurants and other places. Publicity should be channeled through campus newspapers, A coordinator of student activities is needed for both campuses. And univer. j ! sity events open to the public should be publicized through the daily newspapers institutions should be encouraged to give special rates to activities on the campus, such as football, basketball, dances, lectures and the like, I I I 32 I I Land for parks might be required of suburban developers in exchange for the city taking over maintenance of new streets. An ideal would be to have a park within walking distance of all citizens. The concept of a green belt around the city was en- dorsed. j The city should develop community centers where all age y groups could share activities housing everything from basketball courts to painting and study groups. The city might expand its w internship proslram with the universities. k t •A~ qv of k ti P" ft ti f • 33 i I f k I:E li K I '0 S Y ~p T~ Now Will We Best insure our Community Health And Welfare? -.,Me would like to live in a community where the people who need help can find it in a minimum of time with immediate assistance." { S e i I F i . 34 INTAODUCTICN Wei the committee, would like to live in a community where the pdople who need help can find it in a minimum of time with immediate Assistance. We offer the following recommendations: i I GOALS We should have a continuing study of poverty in Denton County. { i We should have adequate financing for the Denton City-County Health department. We should form a central information and counseling agency ; including the concept of neighborhood satellites in appropriate Y locations. All welfare and social services should be made available to the community. They should be the nucleus of a comprehensive health and welfare center. We recommend expansion of the school nurse program to pro- r vide at least one nurse per school. We recommend the establishment of mental health facilities I to include expanded child welfare services, special family counseling service, adult and child retardation programs and coordination with the existing state institutions. '{1 4j Additional probation officers should be provided with emphasis on separate officers trained to deal with juveniles and not dealing with adult probationers. j An educational program should bZ conducted on the dangers of drugs on both the adult and juvenile levels. And support should be given to local laws to deal harshly with those who sell illegal drugs. pre-natal clinic, including We support the formation of a birth control services through a Planned ParenthoodeuniC# We support expansion and upgrading of day We support a continuation of the concept of the Pupil Appraisal Center at NTSU. We support the establishment of a dental screening program including treatment and prevPntion services. •`f+ We should expand speech and hearing facilities making services available to the entire community and offering diag- nosis without prolonged delays. We should provide a program for the education and rehabili- tation of the blind. We need additional nursing homes for the aged and moderns- ' E f nation of existing units. {s -35- We support the establishment of a day-night care center for adults who need minimum care of some type--such as the meals-on-wheels program, homemaker care, etc, This also might include transportation. We should provide legal aid to those who cannot afford it. Special education should be available to all who need it, including the so-called gifted child, slow learner and the a emotionally disturbed. We should establish an emergency assistance program and a E continuing program of financial aid on a loan basis to those who suffer from temporary catastrophes. We favor the use of r \1 surplus commodities under U. S. Department of Agriculture pro- k I grams to prevent malnutrition in the county. We recommend that priority be given to continual moderni- zation and upgrading of existing health facilities and adequate financial support for Flow Memorial Hospital, k: E i i t1' F• k , l ~y 36 - j s , r k M ?I' ?i 1 i i j A D D E N D i 1 i f r 7w !W LIBRARIES IN DEN'TCN, 1969 Libraries of all kinds during the centuries of their existence have had a common objective - one so generally aceeptod that it is seldom made explicit. It is the conservation and organiza- tion of the f~brld3s resources of recorded thought and fact so as to make them available for present and future users This is an obvious utility for any civilization as soon as it feels the need for something more than oral tradition. And the library, including the public library, has become in most places a kind of symbol as well as servant of culture. Throughout the years librarians have transformed their concept k of function into a dynamic faith, This faith has sustained 3 the men and women who have built and operated American public, as well as university and research, libraries and the men of j wealth and political position who have provided for their finan- cial and legal support. It consists of a belief in the virtue 1 of the printed word, especially of the book, the reading of t. which is held to be good in itself or from its reading flows f that which is good.l These are the words of the late Robert w Leigh of Columbia University. Libraries in Denton have come a long way in this century but they still have a long way to go before the people of this Yk city are adequately served. This report will touch on the status today of all types of librariest academic, public, school and special. Denton has two state supported universities. This is a potential cultural wealth for the community, The presence of the universities, however, has probably deterred the growth of an adequate public librarys t Academic Librariest `p kp As of last August 31st (1968) North Texas State University r listed a collection of 653,689 volumes; and Texas Woman's Unio versity, 319,000 volumes. These figures include volumes either 7 in hard cover or microform and bound periodicals. The combined holdings of the two libraries will total over 1,000,000 volumes this year. F Robert D. Leigh. The Public Library in the United States. f (Columbia University Press, New Yorkt 1950) pp, 12. E i v .37. E .,,tetia North Texas State University subscribes to 4187 periodi- cale and newspapers and Texas Woman's University, about 2500. Both Institutions make their collections available to anyone who comes to use them. Material may be read in the libraries and xerox copies of items needed may be made for five or ten cents a page within copyright restrictions. If a book is needed for use outside the library a $5.00 deposit is re- quired, The deposit remains for as long as the individual wishes to borrow materials and is refunded when the person ceases to need this service. The collections in the univarsities can, in depth, serve the interests of special professional groups within the commun- ity. At present, however, there is practically no use made of the resources by citizens in the county. These libraries are linked by Telex with university, medical, and other special f libraries in the Fnrt Worth and Dallas area. Professional groups can contract for service with the Inter-university Council and through the Telex, have access to over 7,000,000 volumes. The American public library is a social invention 9esigned for the preservation and dissemination of certain cultural products of the nation and the community. In an age of widespread lit- eracy, increased leisure time, and democratic res onsibilities the public library was conceived and developed to provide ready s and free access to books for all the members of the community. The American society, extolling social progress and individual fxprovement, set up the public library as an agency to institu- y~. I Ionalize opportunity for its citizens. Just as other community I services became specialized and centralized, so the public k library became the community's depository of knowledge, infor- mation and entertainment - in so far as they are contained in library materials .2 Public Library; Th,u estimated population for Denton County according to the 3 Denton Chamber of Commerce is 67,254, The Emily Fowler Public Library in Denton serves as a city-county library, In addition 1 Lewisville has a public library with a new building under con- struction. Lewisville's library has a book collection of 71900 I volumes, subscribes to no periodicals but is given 5, and has this year a budget of $9,000 of which $20000 is for books. - ~ and Berelson. The Library's Public, (Columbia University Press, New York3 1949) pp. 4-5 i - 38 - i i.iw..aw Yd,..s g 11owever, since the Emily Fowler Public Library is for the county (on a contractual basis) as well as the city it needs to be viewed in light of county rather than city population figures. At present it is occupying a very fine new building and has a budget of $40,000 of which $25,820 is designated for salaries and $7,000 for books. It subscribes to 44 periodicals and newspapers, has a book collection of 24,507 volumes, and has a staff of A persons. In assessing its adequacy the Standards for Texas Public Libraries were applied. These are minimum standards based on ALA Interim standards for small public libraries. 1. Support: According to the standards $3.50 to $4.00 per papita is recommended. Taking the lower figure it would mean an annual budget of $235,389.00, Thus, the present budget is .1734 of neeting minimal standards. 2. Buildings The present new building meets the standards for the city. However, it would be inadequate if personnel and ! collections were up to standard. 3. Staffs According to the Texas Standards there should be one staff member for every 2,500 persons living in the library's service area. To meet standards, personnel would need toibe increased to 26.9 persons. Thus, staff now is only 20% of what is needed. 4. Collections., The minimum standards state that the collec- tion-of materials should be adequate in size and range of interests represented to meet the needs of the community, and should be continually renewed by the addition of new ' materials and by systematic withdrawal of materials no ~ longer useful. There should be at least two volumes per 1 person in the collection. In the Denton library it would mean a basic collection of 134,508 volumes. The collection is 18% of what is needed for Denton. The standards further state that the library should have 150 periodicals and should keep the files at least for ten years, Denton takes 44 and does not have many back files. When the library is up to minimum standards in the book collection, it should add framed pictures, recordings and films for loan. The weakness of the collection is perhaps the greatest shortcoming of the library in teeme of the public seeking information. If this sounds like a gloomy picture, consider the library of one year ago with its budget of $13,492 of which $10,251 were for salaries and $3,244 for books. We do have a library board (advisory in nature) and a staff which, i - 39 - ►aax ,mr althouvti ll it nrit :.;equate to serva the needs of the county, is givir+rt aN rJot-d service as it can. The library is open sixty horurn m wuuk, If the collection could be doubled or treblod irr tho nuxt coup'.e of years, Denton would begin to have a library which could be a cultural force in the community. To build a collection to serve Denton's needs would require substantial. gifts immediately, and the Friends of the Denton Public Library are organizing to help with this unusual sit- uation. Than the annual budget could be improved annually to keep it up to or exceed minimum standardst ~ The public library should serve the whole community--- ` i business man and farmers children and teenager, housewife and scholats, Its collection should range over a wide variety of j subjects on varying levels of readibility it it is to serve all citizenss It must have an effective reference collection 1 in additicn of its circulating collection, It probably should set up deposit collections throughout the county or serve the people by bookmobile. ' It can and should be the major resource for the citizens in this county k V School Libraries, •a Libraries can be of indispensable service in lifting the dead weight of poverty and ignorance as they are indispensable in meeting what is commonly and graphically called "the informa- tion explosion.0 The library is not a shrine for the worship of books, It is not a temple where literary incense must be burn.-d or where ones devotion to the bound book is expressed in ritual. A library, to modify the fasaous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where his%ory comes to li1a64 in the past five years the School Library situation in Denton has improved tremendously but it still is below standards. 43 There are thirteen schools in Dentons one Senior High School, two Junior High Schools, and ten Slementary Schools with an additional elementary school under constructions The total enrollment is 6,800 pupils. Of these schools, nine have libraries with four of them having full-time librarians, Fred Moore has s a half-time librarian and the other four have services on a part- 14 Francis Koppel, "Librariest Future Unlimited." ALA Bulletin, LVIII (December, 1964), p, 944. letin, 4Norman Cousins, "The Need for Continuity." ALA Bull XLVIII (october, 1954)0 p 475, ;t 40 - WWI time basis of two librarians, in addition there are eight clerks to assist the librarians. The budget for book purchases this last year (1968-69) was $24,000 plus $8,000 for the opening day collection of the new Ginnings elementary school. The total book collections of the schools at present are as followst Senior High School 12,548 Strickland Junior High School 50017 Seventh Grade 5,400 Another 5,718 books will be added when it opens as the Congress Jun- ior High School in the fall, 1969. NTSU Lab School 20,070 ' TWU Demonstration 50267 Woodra.i Wilson 59290 j f Newton Rayzor 60157 Fred Moore 10500 Ginnings 20027 The room collections in the following schools totals ; Jefferson Davis 3,950 Sam Houston 61669 ~ Stonewall Jackson 40758 k' Robert 8, Leo 3,381 These collections add up to twelve books per pupil, failing the { standard of twenty books per pupil by almost 5096; furthermore, { the distribution in the schools does not make this minimum figure valid. Also, there is no assessment of the quality or age of the x j books in the collections. The newer schools collections are un- 8R doubtedly current, but the older collections probably need weeding. No statist.lcs on audio-visual equipment and material were availablo although most of the schools have some, Special Libraries: ( 11 ~ Denton seemingly dons not have any special libraries worthy , of naming. Flow Hospital has three very small collections of d journals for the doctora, and for the nursing medical becks en staff, and a vary stall collection of paper backs and magazines tt { for the patients. No one person is in charge of these collections which have: been built up chiefly through gifts. j The special groups in Denton would do well to investigate the services available from the inter-university Council's Telex F; - 41 - k system, In fact, probably note than a library, the groups need a librarian to assist them in utilizing the resources in this area. So in 1969, we have begun the work of building library re- sources in Denton, but we have a long way to go before the library 1 can be a positive force in the cultural life of the community. Knowing where we are now, will help us achieve our decision to have more adequate library service for Denton, 1 ' ~ I 1 $ M Il 1yfir6 3 T i 42, .IINa tlFrJll>~ I 'AID li+.C,y STATISTICAL DATA LAM AR A: Denton County has an ara•.I ;f 953 cquare miles or 613,130 acres, Of thin area, 910,6 square mica or !32,734 acres is land and 47,3 nilaz or 30,272 ac.as is covered by crater, The City of ' Donton as of 1969 has 22,76 cquare niles o: 14,566,4 acres, I POPULATION: April 1, 19600 the Bureau of The Census isoued a report that the population of Denton County at 47,432, Provisional cotinates for 1967 were 693000 a gain of 46 per cent, The City of Denton in 1969 is entinated to have a population of 43,000, SCHOOLS: Denton liar, two universities, North Texas State University with an onrollmont of about 15,000, and Togas llonants University with an enrollment of 59000, The Denton school system has 10 olemant- 1 ary schools, two junior high schools and one senior high, Those have a total enrollnont of 6,057, The Denton State School for tha mentally retarded has a capacity of 11700, :rhich is continually filled, Soluyn School, a private prep school, has 12 grades and is coedu- cational, HOSPITALS: glow 11ersorial Hospital has a capacity of 240 beds, Tha Denton Ostoopathic Hospital has 25 wads, i" UN LITIBS: Denton Hunicipal Utilities, city-o%mod, has a total electrical capacity o: 1250000 KW, Garza-Littlo Bln reservoir is the city's source of water supply with 11 artocian wallo in rocorvo. Two cawago troatnent plants have a capacity of 3.5 million gallons ar' a day. Gas is supplied by tho Lone Star Gas Co, and tolophono service by General Tolo phow2 Co, of the Southwest, & TMM3PCRTATra4: Denton is served by the llioaouri-Kansas-Texas, Santa Fe and Texas and Pacific railroads for rail freight service and by motor freight linen, Continantal Duo System serves the city with bus transportation. Dallas Love Field, one of the world's busiest airports, is within 30 miles of 02nton6 The Denton Municipal Airport has a lighted concrete runway 4,150 foot long and 150 foot wide, OTWR FACILITILS: There are 65 churches in Denton representing 21 denominations, 11 notols, a daily notrspapor, an AM-FM radio station, a public library, three golf courses, 42 restaurants of various typos, 41 aparttant comploxeo, 12 mobile horsy parks, six city parka, a municipal cWtining pool and is the site of the fivoeatato Regional Underground Center of the fodardl govornrant, 1 j i .may INDUSTRIAL 011VIOA MINT: Denton has 52 manufacturing industiies ongagod in nnking %IcAring apparel; asphalt, brick, busines.- forms., food 110c0o0ed products, gas tanks, mobile hones, commercial trailorr+, pi.,»tic procluctc, concrete, melding equipment, gauges and jov+alry, FINANCIAL IICTCTUPICNS: Tho:e are four banlcu and two savings and loan ancoclationn, ANMXATION Following is the srhedul0 for proposed annexation quotas for Denton for the periods indicated: 4 1969--Presently there arc 22,76 square miles of area in Denton, t„ State law allots annexation of 10 par cent par year, H- 1970--6,020 miles annexed to bring the total to 29,59 1971--2.96 " 32,55 1972.-3,25 35,00 1973--3,50 " 39,30 1974--3,94 " 43,32 1975-•4,33 " 47,63 Therefore, Denton by 1975 would have 47,65 squaro niloc of area or 30,496 aeroc--an incroaco of 24,09 nilec over tho 1969 area, ~k POPULATION ~I Denton io o,cooctod to increase its population from 2,500 to 3,000 J per year, it has an outicnted 1969 population of 43,000, Dased on ~_JJ the nean figure %~f 2,750 par year increase, the population growth l / would be: 1969--43; 000 a' 1070--450750 1971--40+500 1972--510250 r' 1973--541000 1974-56,750 i 1975--59,500 A I ~ This would be an increase of 169500 persons or about 4,125 fanilios, About 55 liar cant will live in multinfanil; units (2,269) and about 45 por cent will livo in cingloafanily unite (1,056), r J, f it i ' y `l A f Y S DR C I S I ON S F 0 R ~ I. ! D 9 N T O N i A Report by the Recreation and Entertainment Committee J i i July 28, 1969 Y r. n 4 k is ~aM'~y i Decisions for Dehton Recreation and Entertainment Committee .t Table of Contents 'i Preface I Department of Parks and Recreation 3 i Present Status 3 j Problem Areas A I Goals 5 { ;'community Recreation 6 Present Status 6 Recommendations 7 Commercial Recreation 10 Present Status 10 Recommendations 10 Institutional Recreation 11 Present Status 11 Recommendations 11 Voluntary Service Clubs and 0tganizations 12 Problems identified by Recreation ahd 8ntertainment Committee 13 Goals directly related to identified Problems 19 I i h RECREATION AND ENTERTAIN1,1ENT Each person in our community should have access to a wide l range of recreational activities. Sy day or by night, indoors and out, free and com,terciai, everyone most be able to find r active or passive recreation as a spectator or a participant. Recreational facilities and programs adequate to satisfy the individual's needs should be accessible to keep the young constructively occupied, satisfy the special needs of the older l people and be enjoyed by families together. Play is natural to man. It is not merely an escape from l h the pressures of urban life or a using up of leisure time, but also a necessity for mants health and a joy in itself. Recrea- tional facilities are now too few and our population growth will bring even greater demands. There is a growing awareness that making outdoor recreation more accessible to people should be a priority in planning and, r resource management. open space for outdoor recreation makes a vital contribution to the quality of the total environment and the lives of the people living within it. The supply of land available for outdoor recreation-partic• w ularly near urban areas is fast running out while the population " r 1 keeps growing= if suitable land is not acquired now, tomorrow , 4[~ may be too lato. As far as the impact of parks on an area, a ~ 1 P~ 0u•1~1,. [I`I1 rArk ,•onctalt\' Buts the coarurity the nay," draws people wTM. ~e.~.rl.i nuwr have tone there otherwise and is a stimulus to the l~ti`Al ecoltnmy. In fact, a park can increase the value of adjacent lA%xi oo that the loss of the park, from the tax rolls is often, at least partially compensated for. ter than r The denand for outdoor recreation Is orcwinq faster than the current suppliers can provide for. Touch of the federal- 1 ~ r owned property suitable for recreation in our area is too I ' I remote to cope with the denand from tl+e population centers. !f At the local level, the oovernment does not have the resources to acquire land for recreation, particularly with groaning Pres- sures of urbanization and land price escalation. Sources of financial and technical help in obtaining and preserving open spaces for recreation are public sector bond w' It uisition, project sandlot or , Issues, zoning, "less than fee acq "miniparks," U. S. Soil Conservation Service, Small Business Administration, Public/Private sector plan, etc. Indoor recreation for all ages is equally as important as , Fzom the toddler with block-building to the senior outdoor. range of indoor enter- citizen reading the daily newspaper, the ' tainment should be varied and pleasurable. 1 f An attractive community will draw visitors over and over er balance are good plan. ~ again. The keys to maintaining the prop control and citizen cooperation and involvement. Wing, strong s Q f k 1 Making a community a better place to live, work, and play creates is t a ripple of benefits. ri t i 3 J i f :g 3 t Department of Parks and Recreation City of Denton The following is a summation gathered from the meetings of the Decisions for Denton Recreation and Entertainment Group. n These deal only with the Denton Parks and Recreation Department. ` Present Status i f 1. At the present time, the City of Denton has 142 acres of park lands within the city limits. 40 acres of this, however, is 3 undeveloped. The City has, also, 392 acres outside the corporate 3 limits of the City of Denton, all of these belonging to the j Hickory Creek Lake Park on the Garza-Little Elm Reservoir. 2. The City facilities other than park lands include a community building, one swimming pool, four ball diamonds, one library, one youth building and assorted playground equipment on the various parks. 3. There is a year round recreation program and directed by the Parks and Recreation Department. The year is divided into three seasons summer, fall and spring. Activities ranging from athletics to arts and crafts and therapeutic activities for the handicapped complete the span of activities offered by the de- partment. 4. At the present time there are full time recreation super- 1 visors and two other full time staff members. All other members 4 Ad of the recreation department are seasonal, as are the complete swimming pool staff. 5. The recent addition of park ranger has helped to enhance the lake park camping program at Hickory Creek Park. b. The Parks and Recreation Department aids in the sponsor- ship of several other progr, s originated by lay groups such as t boys baseball, men and women's softball, bridge club, retired citizens groups and Council of Garden Clubs. 74 The department has in the past sponsored an internship y program for the training of recreation majors at both universities. r,. ,h This Recreation Internship Program proved to be highly successful, i especially during the fall and spring terms at North Texas State ~ University and Texas Woman's University. j { Problem Areas t~ 1. The foremost problem at the present time is a lack of f communication with the public as to the program offered to them ; for their enjoyment. 2. The sorely needed facilities for housing year round E activities to be placed in as many as five different communities in the City of Denton is one of the department's pressing prob. , lems. Major streets, thoroughfares, shopping centers, business t ~a districts and industrial areas serve as barriers to divide this I community. 5 3. Multiple use of school facilities has not yet reached its full potential, especially during the summer months. Dup- lication of offered programs by private groups has caused quite a few problems which are continuing over the seasons. 4. Poor accessability to our lake, Hickory Creek, and an equally inadequate budget have delayed its capital improvement. At this time, all of the tonds made available to Parks and Rec- reation for additional park improvement construction have been } expended. This bond money, even though supplemented by other i 1 city funds, still proves to be inadequate for meeting our basic c';x F needs. i ` Goals 1. The further expansion of recreational activities to f include adult education as well as the youth of the City is one r of the primary objectives of the department. 2. The construction and use of multiple use type facilities along with public schools system to be placed on elementary n schools grounds in the various communities, the acquisition of 2 to 300 additional acres of parkland with the emphasis on neigh- borhood parks rather than the large parks we have at this time, the construction of 2 more public pools to be located in the out- i ~ lying communities of the city; the increase of playground programs and number of facilities and supervisors; and a program that will 6 w f include many of the activities of the schools during the school term, are the overall goals of the Parks and Recreation Depart- ment. It is also hoped that there can be a larger expansion of the programs of the universities and the Parks and Recreation Department. f F i i i =Y I. s 4 I v ;y 1! f~ II E e 7 r Community Recreation Program and Resources Present Status The program and facilities have progressed amazingly within a very short duration. The summer program, the fall-winter-spring program, and the special activities and events are very popular I with a wide range of clientele. A better means of communication with the publ?c would enhance and increase participation within the present structure for many activities are being provided „i which parsons of all ages and backgrounds would enjoy. Thisv problem of communicating, however, is a continuing one, faced f by all service and agency organizations, and is never completely overcome. Additional " k personnel would provide greater opportunity ! R` for general planning and implementation in this area and should be provided for as soon as possible. r_a The program generally has wide appeal and response by children. Less response is received by teen-alters. one impor- tant area of need is found among teen-age girls. Increased r opportunities for individual recreational activities of adults and opportunities for family recreation are also needed. x B i Recommendations lighted tennis of a tennis center with courts. l Instruction should be provided (on a small fee basis, if necessary) for Youth and adults. increased sponsorship of Special Interest Clubs for l adults, adults, and senior citizens. Young s 3, Expansion of the Outdoor Recreation Program triviledged:tl i amp (summer) for the under p e such activities as a day c union counselors and college ing vojunteer teen-age j 4 children (w Development of an recrt,ation and physical education ma {ors.) 0 ortunities for picnics and ou'.door Recreation lark providing PP and nature centers, archery, hiking, natur'• trails, cookouts, sponsored and conoeing clubs could be etc, Boating, sailing, and classes taught emphasizing skills of management and proper a, care df the erauiPment. soft-{ , Increased activities q for teenage 4 iris including ball, basketball, synchronized swimming, and modern dance. r 14- c f = 9 i ,I 5, Development of a structure and formula for cooperation with the school district in order that duplication of facilities would not occur and in order that full utilization of available t and future facilities might be possible by both the schools and i the park and recreation program. This is a key to all future development and planning. 6. Continuation of the development of a full program for senior citizens including dance, arts and crafts, table and card games, walking and fitness, etc. Utilization of many of these persons as resource persons in other groups would enhance the ongoing program as well as providing an opportunity for service tt to this often overlouked group. 7. The future development of a lighted municipal golf course once the facilities of the universities become overcrowded. fir Land acquisition should be of immediate concern due to an ever increasing cost factor. Use of a portion of this as a park for other recreational needs would allow immediate use when obtained. for house- 3. Increased opportunities for fitness classes wives and working women including jogging, exercise techniques,tT swimming, lifesaving, and individual sports instruction. y 9. Sponsored trips for children to points of interest in the surrounding area (both entertaining and educational). ` 10. Increased public relations relating to all parts of the recreational prograo. Additional staff provided for greater 1 10 h y relations. opportunity to develop programs as well as community t 11. Development of neighborhood facilities and school facil- t hies are inadequate. Provide staff for operation. x ie 12. Increasing the opportunits for high school and college planning for functions and programs relating to their own groups- on activities Provide opportunities for co-recreatiin both schools and recreation programs. k 14. bavcloping outdoor facilities for basetball and volley- s I and informal use. e, ~ b,l. (roc 0-0 tennis courts) for both programmed ti (summer basketball and volleyball lcaguas, for example) of special events such as the lr, Zontinuing the development city, county fir.^ art; fun:ival. A folk arts festival utilizing dance, music, Znd univ'rsity resuurces in the folk literature, li oY,ft„ canning, etc. might be an appeang and enjoyable ~tixts, a•.dcataking. l 16. emphasis upon the development of communi- gnuthcast Denton. Development of good facilities1 ~.+,3 h or~:in v,A hin that area as in any neighborhood area and u il, caned participation in all community programs. .,,-•o,~<?nr; tu.. If y a 11 r Commercial Recreation i Present Status commercial groups are presently providing services in the following areas: giant slide board, movie theatres and Drive- ins, riding stables, golf driving range, bowling, miniature golf, pool, skating (roller), restaurants and cafeterias, coffee house, ice cream parlor, a music listening establishment, and several private clubs. An ahalysis of the opportunities, clien- telle, and the hours which services were provided led to the s following conclusions (all which must be established as economi- cally feasible): (1) the extension of services to later hours since most close by 10 or 11 P. M., (2) the development of new and "above average" restaurants in a central and attractive` r 33 location, (3) the construction of dancing and listening estab- lishments providing contemporary music (both live and recorded), and (4) the recommendation that beer and mixed Irinks be made available for adults of age in these establishments if the amendment to the constitution is passed. ` i Recommendations k r~ The recommendations are merely based upon the encouragement n i 5 of private enterprise to provide some o' the services and q k i 12 i 1 I f i facilities mentioned in the above needs. Any continued services would depend upon the economic feasibility of these services. r The Chamber of Commerce might be of help in helping to direct K this course of action. u j i F e 6 h i BFLl YPy f l3 1 I I 1 Q~ E Institutionp.l Recreation Present Status y Both universities have exceptional recreation facilities providing for more opportunities than students can, or will, take advantage of. Texas Woman's University has the more self- inclusive program. However, students from both universities { travel widely throughout the area to participate in numerous recreational and entertainment opportunities. A lack of com- munication between college and community provides one of the greatest handicaps to more complete participation by students and community in the activities open to both groups. Recommendations. The city and the colleges should develop better means of communication for publicizing programs of mutual interest. Suggestions include: (1) a weekly brochure published by the Denton Chamber of Commerce stating programs and interesting i activities of the week. This could be made available at the ; ( college union buildings, in motels, restaurants, etc., (2) publicity should be channelled through campus newspapers, (3) a coordinator of Student Activities, or a similar role.r is 4 • needed on both campuses for both long term and summer activities, Q 14 j (4) University events, open to the public, should be publicized s t through the newspaper and weekly brochure, (5) Institutions should e be encouraged to give complimentary rates to activities pro- vided on each campu-t (C and D, Football, Basketball, Dances, Lectures, etc.). ~ a a i i 1 i F , r t i 1 li r r e t. , t. t~~' e 1 t S 15 i hM'fI S 1 voluntary Service clubs and organizations i I present Status 4 opportunities j resents an exhaustive li%t of Denton presently p nton for many pet sons ranging from the De for voluntary services F iation of Retired Teack.?fs. ; E American Assoc Sports Association to the Ame + s. An Analysis i Many groups and ages benefit from these Program f ovides several conclusions: 1 of the membership and services pr l [ ~l) with the exception of a few small groups, TARS an•~ senior ity for teenagers to participate 0 or scouts provide the only Pp o i rtunities were gro- n volunteer work opportunities, (2) few opp ate with the citizens vided for Southeast Denton to particip many ro rams. poubt1es51Yr white citizens of Denton in such the Southeast Denton neighbor- provided with opportunities are Only a very few of the Xv or work of this nature. However, ` clubs and agencies reviewed indicated a common membership- A be developed by many wider membership could easily and better communication, as well as increased services, groups could be provided, I ~ A 16 problems Identified by the Recreation and Entertainment committee A. Need for new facilities; g. Need for programs to exploit existing facilities and those to be developed in the future; c. Need for information about facilities and programs; D. Need for co-ordination of activities of the city, r public schools and universities► A. Need for new facilities; i< The amount of land set aside for park use is relatively small, and the parkland the city now owns is not placed in the areas of greatest population density. With the exception of the complex surrounding the Civic Center, and the ber;hes of { the Courthouse Square, no park facilities exist in the older i part of town, especially in the area west of the Square. After mid-evening there are few facilities available for recreation and entertainment. University students in parti- cular want facilities available for later hours. Whether "early to bed and early to rise" is a proper adage is beyond the scope of this eommitteo, but many persons want late evening facilities t and would use them if they were available.' All age groups need additional facilities. It should be ~ made clear that different age groups have different needs in facilities and programs, but it might be unwise to segregate s ~ I ' those facilities. Although noisy activities should be insu- lated from those requiring quiet and contemplation, facilities 17 a _J 7/M11.$. t ! Rw ~5 l for each age group should be provided in each park complex. 1. Small children: There is a clear need for additional playground facil- ities. To some extent this problem can be net by making available S those facilities extant at neighborhood grade schools, but those ,f schools do not have equal facilities, and in any case those facil- ities would be denied to pre-school during school hours. 2. Advanced elementary and junior-high children: There is an excellent Little League program in the? 1 summer, but the school gyanasiums are open on weekends in the r'~ I summer only by prearrangement and on the payment of a fee. 3. High School age: There is a lack of both facilities and programs for the ` I recreation and entertainment of this age group. Specifically,, i Strickland Junior High School lacks facilities for outdoor sports. 4. University students: tWy, It should be noted that approximately 20,000 students attend our two universities and call Denton home for the greater r` part of the year. From motives of both hospitality and commercial profit, we are obligated to do all we can to make the residence 1 of those students as pleasant as possible. It should be noted in this connection that 573 of the students at North Texas State 4{ University are 21 years of age or older. That is, their interests i and choice of recreation and entertainment are more likely to be 16 rte' those wanted by adults (see below) than those of high school students. 1 The standard entertainment pattern of university students 1 • is to spend the evening in Dallas or port Worth because of the lack i of facilities for entertainment, especially legal alcohol, in this I county. this causes Denton to lose an unknown amount of money to our neighboring counties, and it possibly exacts a toll of :w man life as those students return t^. Denton late at night on the high- k ways. 5. Adults: t Many of the comments made about university students are , i E pertinent for adults, especially younger adults. ".1 of recreational facilities, such as n There 15 a shortage For those who are not ten%iis, handball, and basketball courts. j inclined towards exercise, there are few facilities for activities such as drama, arts and crafts, or organized hobby groups. Commercial facilities are also limited. There are three w~ a downtown movie theaters (one of which shows "art" movies almost ~ exclusively.) There are plans to build two more, movie theaters in outlying locations. There is one bowling alley. There is one n discotheque which is patronized by few persons other than urtiv¢r- sity students. There are few first class restaurants in Denton, j partly because financially a first class restaurant has to charge, outlandish prices unless it can make a profit by serving alcohol. i j : 19 1 A~J Mud out-of-door facilities in which to present or view community- sponsored drama, musicales, or concerts are limited or non-existant. 6. Retired Persons: Although one-tenth of Denton's citizens are over 65, almost no provision for facilities providing recreation and entertainment for retired persons is made. I j 7. Negroes and the Very Poor These persons have specialized needs. For example, •s even the minimum charge for entry to the city swimming pool a! ;a denies its use to our poorest citizens. .ry Negro students at our universities have expressed bitter- . I ness at the lack of facilities available to them. Alleviating this situation might help to ease the racial tensions that began to manifest themselves openly in our city last spring. Negro y students who cannot afford to use the facilities which are avail- able in our city or to travel to Dallas or Fort Worth feel they are harassed by the police when they entertain in each others' qtr. apartments. Whether this is true or not, it is true that these students feel they are harassed, and the availability of recrea- tional facilities might ease the tensions that are building up. r { h y 8. Need for programs to exploit existing facilities and those Il developed in the future: I - It should be noted that many facilities are presently $ M' 20 I f !1~ .ROTW' Mra I lI1/r\ ~Y' V i!ti available which are utilized to their fullest extent by penton's citizens (see section C below. 1. Small children: There is a clear need for additional, supervised play- Y ground programs at the time when basic facilities are equally a. gho available at all neighborhood schools throuut the city. k 2. Advanced elementary and junior high school children: There is no program for intramural sports in the schools. Interscholastic athletics involve only a small portion of the students and all young persons should have a sports program { available to them. Especially noteworthy is the lack of any program for girls at both this level and the high school level. t 3. High school age : There is a lack of entertainment programs for this age group, A lack of athletic facilities and community sponsored dances are two. 4. University students: Many of the problems concerning the lack of recreational and entertainment programs for this group are internal problems belonging to the universities themselves. The main concern o y the community should be to communicate the availability of its , programs to university students: for younger students the pro. grams made available for the high school students might be Y; 1 ^~J f{yi I f!ti. ~ 21 f R+a■ r appealing (if they were not labeled as high school programs) t and for older students the programs available to the adults might be attractive. 5. Adults: There are few instructional programs for adults. For example, there is no program for adult education in beginning I swimming. I Dances for younger persons in the Civic Center have been f { suggested. There is no program for adults, either. p There is a city ordinance prohibiting alcoholic bevera's r in the Civic Center. This ordinance keeps our city from hosting various conventions and perhaps restricts local groups from using i~ C the facilities available. In addition, the lack of community dramatic programs and the lack of civic sponsored concerts was felt to be a serious , problem. The particular idea discussed was for open-air programs but the Civic Center has been used only sparsely for these purposes. ~ 11 6. Retired persons: ~i There is not only a lack of facilities (cited above) 1111 but a lack of programs in which an older person can become involved. 4 1 7. Negroes and the very poor: Experience in other parts of the nation has Shown the a ~ need to take programs to these groups rather than simply to offer 4 { 22 i v. avr~' r,rou rsaw-~ them. That same experience has shown the necessity of involving l be served in all phases of planning and those persons who wil c execution of such programs. M C. Need for informrtion about facilities and programs. it became clear that a major problem was the lack of infor- mation about facilities and programs. Townspeople not connected j with the universities were not informed about programs at the universities, university students were not aware o.' civic programs r not aware of what the other and the staffs of each university were t~ nting. Exacerbating this problem were such t university was prese ' { b as the universities' prohibition against selling or factors distributing local newspapers in the dormitories. The daily perative in printing news of facilities and local paper is co-o S, but no regular schedule of available facilities and program forthcoming events and programs is given, and often the news nformed citizen to comes too late for the otherwise uni k release make plans to attend. D. Need for co-ordination rz Rather than being a glaring problem, this is an omission. "x I various groups presenting pro- kk I Lack of co-ordination among the more diversified offerings. grams has, perhaps, kept us from having The committee does not know what gains co-ordination might bring; f hat ossibilities would occur when co-ordination began. it assumes t P 'a r ii i 23 i .rwucP ww.... ~I ~tv fan. Goals 9 The goals discussed were directly related to the problems iden- tified. A. General Goals 4 1. To acquire and develop paths! ~ The city should make a determined effort to acquire land i k for future parks. This effort should be immediate because land i prices will rise as our city grows. The city should consider acquiring picnic and water recreation land on the proposed P `F Aubrey reservoir. The Recreation and Entertainment committee did not discuss whether the city should use its legal powers to acquire land in the central area, even as 'mini-parks" containing benches, x ~ attractive plantings, and basic playground equipment. ~J There was clear agreement that the city should acquire i, land in the developing suburban areas to provide park facilities. , The devoiopment of a municipal golf course was felt to be desir- able. The concept of a "Green Belt" was wanly endorsed. Land 1 ,r ` reserved for park use might be required of suburban developers 4 for the city's taki;-I over ownership and maintenance 'I I in exchange of new streets. The ideal would be to have a park within walking distance for all citizens. 24 41. MF 2. Dovolopment of recreation centers: The city should attempt to develop community center(s) where all age groups could share activities. The city should establish centers housing everything from basketball courts to painting and study groups. That is, there should be provision for both active and passive recreation for both old and young. i Specialized rooms should be made available for different activ- ities. In this connection, and for several later goals, a number of trained supervisory persons will be needed, The city might I discuss arrangements with the universities for an expansion of "internship" programs for physical education majors. 3 Y 1 3. To provide information: Information about programs and facilities should be t' spread as widely as possible. The universities should consider rescinding the prohibition F against the sale and distribution of local papers in the dorm- stories. The Chamber of Commercc or some other body should prepare S r~ a weekly and monthly schedule of forthcoming events and available programs. If such a schedule could not be regularly printed in one of our local newspapers as a community service, perhaps one of the papers would allow the inclusion in one of its editions of a } 25 i 1 1{~ yyKK FAKrb£ separately printed schedule on a regular basis. This information should also be printed (or made available with) the university papers. k Information about guest lecturers and musical presentations at our universities would be particularly welcome to our older r.' citizens. Because of the great cuitutal assets our universities f K provide, Denton could become noteworthy as a city to which persons would come upon retirement. 3 NY~ `i r ^~1 ~r 1 N ~ .S 4 a 26 F REPORT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDLK,'AT10N COMMITTEE DECISIONS FOR DENTIN I INTRODUCTION: j The young people of Denton are in a unique positio- being part S of a community that is educationally oriented. Hirre- education, s with a combined enrollment at N.T.SiU, and T.W.U. 1.rr Pscess of t twenty thousand, is Denton's leading industry and is ttie primary influencing force it the social, economic, and political pattern s of the community. In this climate the challenge for excellence is self-evident and we are fortunately provided with a bass to develop i a school system which has the opportunity to rank with only those of the highest quality. ,b i;ENE42AL GOAL: f ik Every young person in Denton should be provided with tte best educational opportunity to excell in his selected field and to eahance his development as a well-adjusted individual and a responsible citizen. j?5 l SPECIFIC GOALS, (Not listed in specific order) 1, Continue to encourage and develop a bcnader participation of ~i . the citizenry in bond elections, school board nominations and , elections and the general welfare and education opportunities of Denton's young people. Enlarge communications to the point it will involve the citizenry in future planning of Denton's elementary and secondary schools. 2. Provide extensive counseling of the highest professional quality to strenghten the parent -student -school relationship; to provide aid in the student's adjustment and development; to provide early identification (elementary level) of emo- tional problems and learning characteristics followed by referral to qualified professionals; and to provide guidance, in academic and career programs. r f as is 3. Provide improved curriculum coordination for the entire school system, 4. Conduct continuing educational research, evaluation, and innovative programs coordinated with colleges, universities, and other agencies. "s S. Make maximum use of consultants and research data on build- ings and building plant to provide quality facilities to maintain a stimulating environment for learning, 6. Establish a system-wide kindergarten, z' 7. Expand technical and vocational training and courses for students who work part-time. Make programs more responsive to the needs of business and industry.` 8. Continue establishing special educational programs and facilities to meet the needs of various types and disadvantaged o students r youngsters. Coordinate facilities available to the Denton Area for these programs and give consideration ;1t to bilingual education. I q~, 9. Maintain and expand an adult and continuing education program i( j which will adequately meet the needs of the community. 10. Maintain schools that are adequately staffed b appropriate) compensated personnel who are attracted and re- fr. tained by good, professional working conditions. 11. Continue to strive for the development and maintenance of a financial support system for public education which is equitable, adequate and continually adapted to Denton's needs. `F S I j3 1 (2) A~j DECISIONS FOR DENTON ,OVERNMENTAL LWITS ,a ? w. This committee during the past three months have reviewed ` present programs and problems of the four units of government, There were obviously areas of r governmental affairs which we did not review due to lack of time, such as inter-governmental relations, certain health and welfare programs, and many other aspects of government affecting our community. i It is recognized there will be some overlap of the mental units with other committees of Decisions for Denton, The government units involved were: 1. City of Denton 2. Denton school district 3. Denton County government 4. Floor Memorial hospital Present Status x 1. City of Denton F' I 7 The City of Denton, while slightly over one hundred years old, has reached its present size and degree Of i.ature development with the past ten years. The City has been known as an educational center for many years. In this decade it has become a regional Civil Defense center with an elaborate underground facility of the Office of Civil Defense and Mobili- zation. Manufacturing and industrial, found Denton a desirable community in whichstoalocate ak r due to its proximity to a large urban market area, the future International Airport tppl environment for employee's ' and its places of residence. . To To the residents of Denton County, the city has been a market center, and the seat of the County government since its original founding. 1 The five najor factors influencing Dentonfs growth and prosperity have been: I I !lpw. r FA 1 f DECISIONS FOR DGnrON GOVT R1*1ZNfAL WITS This committee during the Past E present programs and problems of the four units sOfave reviewed There were obviously areas of government. E did not review due to lack of timee# such affairs which we such as inter-governmental relations, certain health and welfare programs, and many other aspects of government affecting our community. C eG It is recognized there will be some overlap of the mental units with other committees of Decisions for Denton,re7n The government units involved were: a 1 1. City of Denton Denton school district 3. Denton count government 4. Floty Memorial Hospital Present Status 1- City of Denton ~ F The City of Denton, while slightly over one hundred years old, has reached its present size and degree of mature development with the past ten years. The City has been kno%m as an educational center for many years. In this decade it has become a regional Civil. Defense center with an elaborate underground facility of the Office of Civil Defense and Mobili- zation, manufacturing and indust=rial, plus have found Denton a desirable community in which to locate due to its proximity to a large urban market area, the future International Airport, and its pleasant ? environment for ~ employee's places of residence. To t the residents of Denton County, the City has been a market center, and the seat of tho County government since its original founding. i The five major factors influencing Denton's growth and prosperity have been: i owl 1, The City being named the county seat which made it the gathering place and market center of the area. i 2. The two large state universities. 3, Recent industrial and expanded governmental 1 developments. 4. Announcement of the Regional Airport. T 5. Denton's location in the center of Denton s County and being near two large Dallas and Fort Worth. The problem for the future is to assure that local Y j government will continue to serve Denton effectively and efficiently in a period of rapid growth and change. The task trill be complicated by a number of factors: s j 1. A rapid growth which trill place severe demands on the community to meet the needs for capital, improvenents, k">e 2. A continuing rise in the cost of governmental n. ; services. I 3. The impact of national developments and action of federal government on local affairs. ti d' _ q, A less homogeneous community, due to the in- ' flux of a population iron other areas. a` LV 5. The transformation from a "college town's to an industrial - college torn, IY~i Growth has created great demands on all our units of local government as evidenced by the following needs: a. The increase in the number of automobiles has created a need for new thoroughfares throughout Fr the city and county. b, The growing population has created great pressures r on all our public facilities such as our sewage systen which presently needs to be expanded and our water plant presently will not supply the water tre will need four years iron now, c. The drainage problem in the city is acute and will N be quite costly. Purchases of right-of-way land ~ for tine thoroughfare systems will cost from trra ~I I to four thousand dollars per acre, 1 j i 1 d. Two of our four fire stations need to be relocated, e. Many of the buildings now in the central area of the city are beginning to deteriorate and need to be rebuilt or remodeled to attract large businesses. This presents a problen as owners of these buildings do not want to renodel without beino able to rent the nev or remodeled buildings, A new thorough- fare system would encourage these otmers to rebui.d especially in the downto= area. 2, County Growth has also created great demands on the county government. This is evidenced by the nunber of people now working for the county and the need 9; 1 t for additional office space. As the demands of the county increase, they are w calling upon it to perforn more and noro urban-type. f services and they need greater authority to perform these functions. The county at present does not have t the authority to regulate construction or zoning in k the county. There is a real need at this title foi I` zoning regulations in the local airport area to insure compatible land use. 3. Flow memorial Hospital Although [low Menorial Hospital is not an independent governmental agent, their needs have to be reconcilled. The increased demands can readily be seen in the area of heai:h and welfare services which ' have resulted in increased demands on the facilities and staff of Flow Nenorail Hospital includes: a. Batter enployvjnt benefits, b. New equipment. t I C, Nurses; R. N.'s and L. V. N, ts. of all tt.ey need the public support and ! d. Most understanding of their problems. Y; 4. Denton School District " { Continued growth of our community has been G " reflected in school enroliient which has been increased at the rate of three hundred students per year (three hundred students constitute a normal school building). An even greater rate of growth is forecast as the new I regional airport progresses. rA1„tlY This additional growth will obviously necessitate building new schools ?nd increasing the faculty and will need continued financial support of the community. Both the school system and the county is faced with the challenge of the increased number of mobile hones in our area. This includes the problems of health' welfare and education, as well As zoning and zinaneial problems such as the proper taxes. Problem areas - A number of pro'.,lems handicap local I governments fron responding to the local needs& This i includes the folloviing constitutional, legal, or fiscal restrictions on local governments: as The lack of legal authority in the county for zoning and to carry out certain urban-type funct- ions which are sorely needed in our growing e community. b. Financial problems - the legal restrictions in taxes on local government are creating problems 4 for Denton governments to meet their growing demands such as tax rates and bonded indebtness. At the present tine the demands for services and . facilities of units of government exceeds resources ? which are available to them. The hardest pressed for finances it the present tine are our schools and hospital. C, Co-ordinated planning is needed between all units r' l of government. At the present tine there is no I~ formulized way the present units of government have into-ordinating and solving community problems, az Goals ~Denton's goal is to have local government units which are: I 1, Responsive to all the governmental needs of its people, including the new needs created by the rapid urbanization of our region. Zfl 2, Responsible to the citizenry. 3. Effective and efficient programs and their administration by the local governments. + 4. Co-operative local governments which Brill srorlc towards solving community problems and programs. The following are additional statements of the local government units involved: { DECISIONS FOR DENTON REPORT OF G0VGRM1ENTAL UNITS CO;,RdITTRE Research Group - 06 H~ Baileys 06 1?% Hampton, Dr, 1aul Saenz i and 1•1, 1'. Baldridge General Goals Seek the passage of legislation by the state of Texas granting n sanitation standards and requiring counties pourers of zoning, { building permits for all new construction outside municipalities. 1 Specific Goals: to plan for and require <~s ? A, Granting counties legal authority orderly development and land use and some power to regulate t~ nevi construction. ` D; B, Authorizing counties to require all s to and determine builders ine of new construction to make soil percola absorption rate of soil where septic tanks are to be installed. C, Requiring the issuance of building permits foY all new construction it order that such construction nay meet certain high standards and that taxing untie, will have knowledge of a the proposed construction. 2. Plan for expansion in County government facilities to provide growth in County government. 3, Provide adequate resources for Growth and expansion of Flow LM Memorial Hopital. A 4. Seek authorization from the Texas Highway Commission for the construction of extensions of proposed Loop 208 and a proposed i expressway connectiong the City of Denton with the Dallas-Post Worth Regional Airport. ~ S. Plan for upgrading of existing highways to neat future traffic needs and avoid obsolescence.' f ~'e 6. Seek a Constitutional Amendment removing the limitation of an $.CO tax rate for operating purposes. i '<f DCNTON PUBLIC SClIO0LS General The public schools must influence sensitive e financ alnlimitations. cultural nores, university Sari, short and long range plans must take these and other factors under advisement as studios are made, The needkl~tionl hanger, have been trenendously increased because of pop industrial development, technilogical interub~laneducationlmust ` i concerns, Therefore, the general goal of chools that will be to assume educational leadership in providing s best meet the needs of this comtmunity. These schools must be } vith provided in smanner greatestnnunbernof citizens possible.support I and approval of i 8recifjc This goal can best be attained be setting up some sp,:--ific 1 goals that will bring about real accomplishments in the many 04 points of concern. 1. The chief administrative officer, the chairman or president of the respective bo.rds of the governmental 7 units, and the president of each of the universities L2 should organize an administrative council. to meet once a month to discuss the common problems of all units. This meeting should be irforrial. Consultant on subiects ; k to be discussed could be secured for the meeting, effort 4 2, When bond and/or tax elections are called, every must-be made to inforn the general public concerning cost, reasons for election and other pertinent information. A citizens connittee appearances before service clubs, newspaper and radio nedias nay all be used for this purpose, 30 All possible data should be secured from city, county and university studies. The board should then, with the I assistance of the citizens comnitteo, determine the need for buildings in the future and make every effort to secure necessary sites for these schools.' 4. The local school board should provide trays and means to finance necessary physical facilities for a comprehensive program to neat the needs of the community in a fast chang- ing world. `pj a ra<w~. 1 ' .w 5. Study should be given to the tax structure of units of governments with the idea of economy in assessing and collecting taxes. Serious study should be given to all legislation regareing financial assistance at the state and national level. Periodic re-evaluations should be y carried on jointly by the governmental units through the services of professional personnel. 6, Coordinated planning should be dons in advanta of need ' using all public and private agencies that are *uiowlcdge- able of needs and ability. At least two years are required s *'k j to build a building af•:er the need is determined. 7. The leadership of the school should be very sensitive to area and county needs. The position of leadership 1,4 : it now enjoys makes it mandatory that certain services be provided for the area. This is particularly true in i " the vocational, special education and adult education areas, 8. The facilities of governmental units should be used for all community purposes. The school and city in particular should plan together on recreational programs as well as cultural or any other type of progran where facilities may be interchangeable in use. This requires considerable ^z planning, but could be an outcome of the council of chief E~St administrative officers and board chairmen. i 9, The administration should furnish leadership in organiz- ing adequate structure to improve in the use of university personnel in a consultant capacity. Knowledgeable personnel in the areas common to public schools should be used in curriculum structure and methods in classroom procedures. , The education department of the university should be made aware of the public schools desire to assist in the improve- went of the teachers education program, k The necessity for better communication must be recognized by r. boards and administrators. Alsop it must be admitted that all r governmental units are serving one and the sane public. Therefore, , . boards and administrators must cooperate to a greater degree than ever to meet the ever-increasing need of this community. y k 1. i y 4 'a j F~ 4 + k ; LCkJ 1,121.10RiAL HoSQl'IAL al will definitelY need financial The rloer t1enorial HOSpitof sone source, if it is to neat its support iron the C°cnunitY r.onnunitY• obligations in our grot'+ingr inform the e ested, Decisions fur Denton could help f' S if is sugg tial. community of needs of Flow 1jenorail ttosp 1 r ~ t. n, l l r r( r 'Y I ! t mtr: a f !,son.oo0 k Revenue- Expenditures 900.00 - 1,800.00 - - 10- ! - • 1 700 00 1,500,00 - k 11400 00 - - - - - - - ~ it ' - - - - - _ A 1 200 00 -J`-- ^-LOO( 11000,ob -6. ' 900J-00-CL 800,000 700,000 • - - _ , 600,000 t I ~ 500; 00 - i r V-. r N w ✓ w I` • 1D LO lD lD l0 ~D 18 lJ 01 I~7 IW A V1 Of V CO i Average anrr..al percentage change for 1960 to 1968 was 9.8% for revenue and 11.8% i for expenditures. Total percentage change for 1960 to 1968 was 102% for revenue and 134%'for j expenditures, j ;t should be noted that from 1966 to 1968 expenditures exceeded rovenuos. r 1,,; Assessed T<. Valuation - I - --I--- Debt outstanding plus interest' Debt outstanding i 00 ;,noo nn 00 -j pp 51 000 000-- ! 19500,000 -~---i ! = j 1000000 m o~ c; m m rn rn m p r NV W A N Qi V 00 The average annual Increase for assessed valuation durir.g the 1960-68 period is 6.6%; for DEBT and INTEREST the increase is 32.6Z; and, the DEBT outstanding was 13%. The percentage change from 1960 to 1968 for assessed valuation is 94%; for DEBT and INTEREST the increase is 699`4, and for General Debt outstanding the increase is 74276. a , 1 'h GOVERNMENT __OF THE CITY CF DENTON, TEXAS AN EVALUATION i Introdu~ ction: The physical structure of Denton, its operation, its growth processes, and administration represent an intricate economic and social organism. The City's overall character, its continuing development and its future objectives are intimately related to the people, and are the concern of each individual person who resides in it or within its area of influence. I it is the innate desire of every citizen to have his community possess all of the advantages, improvements, and opportunities to better living--a place with all the attributes of convenience and y' desirability that is economically practicable to attain. A To develop a community of this kind, there must be considerable ippel- t ligent forethought and planning for future accomplishments. Ana raisal w of present conditions must be made. An insight must be gained as the possible future requirements in land areas for growth and expansion. There must be devised practical methods of rectification of undesirable conditions And development of controls for prevention of ihfluences which adversely affect both present and future development. Of the ut- most importance is the necessity for the formulation of the physical framework and recommendations for the accomplishment of anticipated basic improvements that will ultimately be needed and that will ri- - k bute to the objective of an orderly, desirable, and convenient place for good urban living. Finally, there must be developed the administra- # five procedures and controlf that will be required to insure and protect the integrity of the City's growth. r" The City of Denton, while slightly over one hundred years old, has , i reached its present size and degree of mature development with the past ' ten years. The City has been knoain as an educational center for many ! years. In this decade it has become a regional Civil Defense center n j with an elaborate underground facility of the Office of Civil Defense and Mobilization. Manufacturing and industrial plants have found Denton a desirable community in which to locate due to its proximity to a large urban market area, the future International Airport, and its pleasant environment for employees' places of residence. To the residents of Denton County, the City has been a market center, and the seat of the { County government since its original founding.. Y s G I i The five major factors influencing Denton+s growth and prosp~'rity have been: 1. The city being named the county seat Which made it the gathering place and narket center of the area. 2, Tile two iatge state universities. f 3. Recent industrial and expanded governmental developments. s q, Announcement of the Regional Airport, 5. Denton's location in the center of Denton County and IV being near two large urban centers. 7" K The proble for the future is to assure a local government that will serve Denton efficiently and well in a different period and,under different conditions. The task will be complicated by a number of . factors: t 1. A rapid growth which will place severe demands on the community to meet the needs for capital improvements.: 2. A continuing rise in the cost of governmental services. 3. The impact of federal government on local affairs. I f ~ 4. A less homogeneous community, due to the influx of a j population from other areas under different forns of government.,. 5. The transformation fron a "college town" to an industrial- tV. i. college tovm.s Denton today is a city with a population c,stimated to be over 43,o0o y in a growing major metropolitan area. Like the City itself, the E government has groom, so that today it has 437 employees and The budg~st of $2,627,322 for the general fund and debt service. k ' need for the future will be a local governmentt thatoli stan erveaa city of 100,000 people in a greatly enlarged + . The present municipal government is Council-Manager in fore, with an elected five-number City Council serving as a policy-nalcing body and a manager employed by the Council as chief administrative and executive officer. This type of local government is expected to serve well in future situations. I WWI Sow Legate 5. Legal basis for Denton's local government rests in the so-called nliome Rule Anendnent" (Article 1175 of the State Statutes), first enacted in 1913, The TQYMS Constitution provides that communities having a population of 50000 or less may be incorporated under the general last, while those of none than 50000 may adopt or anend their charters through local action, Denton is a Tthone rule++ city, having adopted its present charter in 1959. The charter provides for government in keeping with tines and conditions. Charter changes may be made through a city election by a simple majority of those voting, Such changes can be made only once every trio years, Voters in most city elections are any j J qualified electors living in the city linitsk In bond elections I the ncnber is limited to such electors holding property, The a charter provides for recall of officials, rtith an election ordered on petition signed by 25 percent of the number entitled to vote in a city election. in former years nost cities in Texas operated under either a The ItHone Rule mayor-council or a commission fore of government. Anendment" made possible the introduction of the council-nanager forn of local government in Texas in 1913. Amarillo was the first city in the state to choose it. Denton adopted the Council-Manager plan in 1959. f 1 The Council-nanager Plan: The council-nanager system is on outgrowth of an experiment in 1900 at Staunton, Virginia. Sumter, South Carolina, adopted a council- nanager charter in 1912. Publicity resulting iron its adoption at Dayton, Ohio, in 1919 caused a number of other cities to accept 4 the plan, Council-manager government is distinguished by a city council which makes policies and passes lags and a city manager who adninisters policies and laws. Relationship between the two is much th same as that between a corporation's board of directors and its - esident. There is a clear differentiation between the policy making and the f administration functions of government, The council-manager forn 3 nakcs possible the concentration of adnin£strativo authority in the hands of one individual--who is responsible for 111 actions to a: the elected city council. " s The council-nanager plan is most popular among medium to large cities but not among the largest, More than half of those in the 25,000- 100,000 population group and AG percent of those on the 1000000- 500,00(1 group are presently under it. D:,llas is the largest city ii.asuxg raw .Mrs II` 1 ~`fI I • The mayor is titular head of the municipal government. lie presides at council neetings and is appropriately a leader in developnent and determination of municipal policies. With the council, he has a responsibility to interpret nunicipal policy to the people. He represents the city in cerenonial functions, appoints advisory committees and coordinates their efforts in studying major prob- lens and maintains contacts with civic groups. The council, as legislative body, determines the policy, approves the budget and determines the tax rate. It appoints the manager •and, if so required by the individual charter, certain other officers, and supervises their performance. Councilnen properly act as a group, not individually, in instructing the nanager6 Duties of 's the manager include these: -A 4 Tne City Manager shall be the chief executive officer and the y head of the administrative branch of the city government. He shall be responsible to the City Council for the proper r, administration of all affairs of the city placed under his control by the City Charter or by ordinance or resolution ' of the Council, and to that end he shall: A. Appoint and, when necessary for the good of the service, rebove any officer or employee of the City$ except as p;. i othetwise provided by this charter and except as ho ritky wzr abthorize the head of a department to appoint and remove subordinates in such department;r b. prepare the annual budget and submit it to the Council and ho responsible for its administration after adoption; c. prepare and submit to the Council at the end of the fiscal + year a conpleto report on the finances and adninistrative activities of the city for the preceding year; d, attend Al' meetings of-the Council, with the right to take m part in the discussion, but having ro vote; e. keep the Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City and make such recommendations as nay seen to bin desirable; f, appoint, subject to the approval of the Council, the City Secretary; and, g. perforn such other duties as nay be prescribed by the City r, Charter or required of bin by the Council not inconsistent with the city charter. x uf I I i The council-manager form of government blends democracy and efficiency. Policy is determined by a political body elected in a democratic manner and acting under democratic principles. Administration is carried out according to well-tried American business principles. Like every other form of government, the council-manager plan has a I ( number of special strengths ar.d some special treaknesses; Some of a r r;4 the strong points are; Ability to attract individuals of greater ability and qualifi- cations as policy-valets on a part-tine basisi Professionally trained personnel in key executive and adninsst- rative roles. i ~i Community operation with a reasonable degree of efficiency and honesty. I Immediate responsiveness to the need for change. Removal of the administration from political pressures. To some extend these strengths arc offset by inherent wcaknesses, including these; A tendency to be inpereonal, h j ` Difficulty in achieving strong policy leadership. Clash with persons from different backgrounds. { s Lack of means for the mayor and council to check the efficiency of a specific department except through reports of the manager. I~ The Mayor and Council: The IIayor is a councilman and the presiding officer of the Council. The five councilnenj acting as the Council, decide all official acts of the city's governing body by a majority vote and are solely. responsible for the administration of the city government. All five are elected for staggered two-year terms and serve with no remuneration, Bach iK elected "at large" --which means that all a~ are elected by all the city's voters and each is responsible to all Y~ the people of Denton. :a y~ While the Council is the governing body, the nayor-councilnan has a specific role. lie presides at council meetings and has a vote on all natters coning before the body but does not have the power to veto, He is the official head of the city gov~.rnnont and represents the council on ceremonial-occasions, The Council elects a nayor pro ten, one of the councilmen, who represents the nayor when he is absent. In Denton, where the City Attorney is appointed by the Council rather than the Manager and is responsible to the Council, he takes on special significance, to addition to serving the Council, he renders 1 opinions-to all departiU nts on request, represents the city in legal r hearings, court matters, suits] adninistrative hearings and is respon- sible for the drafting and enactment of legislation. Except for those appointed by the Council, the City Manager directly i selects all department heads and is responsible to the Council for ;s their operations, p In general, other city employees are under a pay plan and are appointed, promoted and removed on the basis of merit and experience, Certain groups, howover, arc not under the pay plan, which incltAdes the fire and police departments which are under cavil service, r The City has an elaborate job classification system and pay scale and is generally, though not always, able to con,xte with industry A for workers. In all there arc some 407 city employees in Denton, of g, onion nearly 100 are under civil service. The civil service systen, of recruitment and promotion has some disadvantages, most of which are outweighed by advantages. It may be bulky and it tends to slow certain processes.- But it keeps outside influence away from personnel and administration, and results in a more stable employment group. SSRVICES: t As the community and its municipal governnent have groem in recent years, so has the denand for a glide variety of services. This has been true both in Denton and throughout the nation. And with this growth, there has been a rise in government costs. While services generally are organized and provided by departments, they generally fall into four functional categories: services that r { protect, cultural and recreational services, public works, and utility services. Sole, like those provided by the Fire and Police Departments, are `3 financed by taxes. Some, lilce those of the Department of Connunity Development, are financed partially by taxes and partially by income .from other sources. Services provided by city-owned and operated i w enterprises, such as the Water and Electrical Departnents, are self- supporting. There has been increasing demands that the city proAs the vide ncity grove, such as the city-county health unit and library. the demand for other now services is expected totincrease. This means: that there Brill be a corresponding uptiard costs. INTER-GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: Inter-government relations probably is the most complex, although not necessarily the most serious, of all the problens facing Denton now and particularly for the future. Denton County is a tangle of governmental authorities, often. over- E lapping in area and function. The City of Denton represents one f layer of government among many. And the city government necessarily is involved in some sort of relations with all that exist in the "4 t area. r s With no overall authority to guide and arbitrate, relations with t ` other municipalities necessarily are on a bilateral basis and are handled informally. Relations with the Denton County government# likewise are handled bilaterally and generally have been good, In some cases these relations have resulted in consolidation of ci•~y and county servicesy such as the Library and City- County Health' th it . Relations frith the state government in recent years have been some- what difficult because the state government is rurally oriented, a ni E problem not peculiar either to Denton or to Texas, but nationwide, k The result has been a takeover of many state functions by the federal government. This is a condition, hot7ever, that will be relieved ' somewhat through redistricting, with a resulting greater representation +4 for urban areas., It in inevitable that relations between city and federal governments will increase in the future. The nation, Denton included, appears to be entering a period of federal intrusion into urban affairs similar to that of federal intrusion into agricultural affairs for the past century, This will be intensified because of the demand +?r for services which cities ;end r,tntcs me not providing- Federal aid portion of the federal dollar is hone, It not appears that a greater in tho future will be spend on some form of urban assistance. In J many instances, problems that notr must be solved have been caused A 1 f by federal intrusion into local affairs. One result of this intrusion -T can be seen in federal demands for regional planning as a condition d for federal assistance. I~ I y"r^ i y I complex. It The "hole area of inter-government relations is vastly lification, partly through consolidation of services, badly needs situp areas of both examination and partly through legislation to xedefii~ needs a thoroughthority Most particularly, rows and and responsibility. -et crorkable approach as the community g in order to set up government tends to become more complicated. T1 CITIZEN AND 1115 cOVSRTFI` N1: t citizen to his local government is a major tion „ problem in the netropuli.tan area. There is a strong tendency to The relation of th- ulation--a figure which lose one's identity in a city of 43,000 poP Denton is now aPProacfiing. Denton will face a As note and more newcomets hove into t heir lative to he City, t►ainted serious Oroblem of educating these new residents r unacg bx community and its local government. luny utilities of democracy, g •s form of government or the q It the city is with either Denton, wished it. ' fairness, and efficiency which have di.~ting overnments it nus% have an informed citizen- j to continue under good g shi And the problem gill be more difficult in the future because p the population influx will be greater. the r2 with the natters of identity and civic education-900s Along Throughout most of its history, Denton has t problem of leadership. in depth. Its g•,vexnment in the future will enjoyed good leadership-- nt on how well it is able to max I xteent depend to a great e ntain such ; Y 4 leadership. ualifications 1 The quality of the city government Lenecossitateslplacinge9 oat capable of the City council.. This, it, cure, t rson who sriii volunteer. ;J leaders on that body. There is alcrays sothoromes, Pe Here is ~•rhere the indi- eed to interes But there is also a n ization have important roles. A'A vidual citizen and the civic organ j , I ~K r, a~a wee& foia ~O~ /h~4 IlKrtrrsily 21f/iY fl~f.~1 I entoll Pkmr. ,~(rca ,.4 ffo, cifJtrav9817 351-4774 April 24, 1969 Mr. Jim White, City Manager a II City of Denton City Hall Denton, Texas Dear Mr. Whit4: 1 At the initial meeting of the Governmental Affairs a Committee of the Decisions for Denton, the Chairman, Mr. E John Mcellinger, requested that you, Warren Whitson, and k Zeke Martin serve as resource persons for this Committee. It was suggested that the three of you present a program of approximately one-hour in length inventorying the City Y Governments services, facilities, and problems. This meeting is planned for Monday, May 5, 1969 from 8:00 to 9:90 p.m. f ~ r As you know, we are attempting to get a wide community 1 involvem4nt in these meetings, and what we want at this meeting is an overview of governmental programs and problems. We will appreciate your assistance in this matter. n f tuc. E° W. 6. Orr, J.r, Chairman Steering Committee 1 3 i i t . 6 I 4 dalO ia 1,104 T(xircnily Prrn I1'n•1 / ~p,h 1 2kwf4x, (rn?f 1,'2(11 e Lf TO J f f'li wr .41nr (irfr S1,7 4 7.74 April 24, 1969 Minutes of Decisions for Denton Governmental Affairs Committee Meeting, April 23, 1969s 5:00 p.m., First State Bank Community Room f j Twenty persons present. John Thompson acted as temporary chairman and gave an overview of the purpose of the Decisions for Denton group. He introduced W. C. Orr, Jr., Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Decisions for Denton. Mr. Orr gave a summary of the needs and potential for this program. a j He also discribcd how the Committee could serve a very useful function. a j Mr, Byron Smith, the new President of the Denton Chamber of Commerce, assured the group of the continued interest of the Chamber in the Decisions for Denton program. Next matter for consideration was the selection of a Chairman of, the Governmental Affairs Committee. Judge Baldridge, a member of x the Steering Committee which acted as a nominating committee for r the group, nominated Mr, John C. Moellinger to be chairman of the z Governmental Affairs Committee. Mr. Cheater Strickland seconded the nomination and moved that he be elected by acclamation. John Moellinger was elected Chairman for this Committee, l~ Next, a secretary of the Committee was elected. Mr, Bill Orr nominated Mr. Ray Massey for this post, and he was duly elected by s the group. E The Chairman, Mr. Moellinger, led a discussion of how the group I might proceed towards inventorying the potentials and problems of the community. It was suggested by Mr. Jack Barton that for the next meeting, a coffnittee, composed of Mr. Warren Whitson, Mr. Zeke Martin, and Mr, Jim White, be asked to present a program inventorying the programs, facilities, and problems of the City Government. The staff was directed to request these people to make such a presentation. F 2 Next, them was a discussion about the make-up of the Governmental Affairs Committee. John Thompson urged that members nominate other persons who might be interested and should be on this Coamiittee. A number of persons were so nominated, and it was suggested that the present governmental board as well be asked to serve in a resource capacity to these Cornittees. t: Judge Baldridge suggested that the mayors of other comunlties in Denton County should be asked to participate with the Committee, f particularly in those sections where county-wida and state-wide p activities are being considered. K i Jack Barton suggested that members of the Hospital Board be asked to participate with this Committee. It was suggested that John Brooks be asked to serve as a resource person on the Committee. a The Chairman stated that the meetings would to held to one and one- half hours in length, unless the Committee voted otherwise; and that the time period would be strictly adhered to. The next meeting was scheduled for Konday, May 5, 1969 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. The Chairman directed the staff to send letters reminding the members of this meeting. Steering Comittee Members 34n Mellinger, Chairman for Governmental Affairs Governmental Affalra Comittee W. C. Orr, Jr., Chairman zeke itartin Rey Xassey, Secretary Judge Y. K. Baldridge Governmental Affairs Committee ( Jim White 0. W. Hawpton I Lfl A i VFbs tliG~ vinutes of the "Decisions for Denton' Governmental Affairs Cormit'.ee rReeting, t+ay 5, 1969, Denton County Rank John ?+cellinger, Chairman, opened the meting at S:00 p.m. with 15 • members present. Sceretary Aav Hassey read the ninutes of previous meeting, April 23. No corrections or additions made. i The Chairman advised that the goal of the Committee would be to come: up with some recommendations ea to what we need to do to solve some of the problems anticipated to arise in Denton within the next 5 years. rl~ He introduced two of Denton's former menyors, warren Whitson and Zeke i Martin, who presented their individual inventories of problems incurred during their tenures of office. { ! Mr. Mitson opened his presentation by referring to the comprehensive toaster Plan for Denton as planned for 1960-65 and reviewed the matorial contained therein. His comments word. "The figures originally formu- f lated into the Plan in 1960 no loner ixist. The additional industries which have come into Dente.:. have changed the picture consilerably in- sofar as utilities, se4itage, etc. are concerned. Preparedness for tho : incoming industries rake for a better invitation to the industries. + A study is being made to make better use of the land in non-federal i taxes for industries, schools, etc. We must have tho support and s understanding of all to make a success of the Master Plan", "p Hr. Martin predicted we 1?ould h?ve a population of 47,000 by 1970. Ito said our collages have become universities, and our town hag became a 4 city and neither one can overate on the ammo budgats any longer. Denton " is the second fastest growing town in Texas. t?o now have a city em- ployee staff of 400. VC have a problem city-wise by being in the Dal- I las-Fort 5?o.:h labor markot, which creates problems. Such things as 1~-- the new Civic Center have assisted in attracting industry to Denton, The City of Dcnton h^s purchased more right-of-ways in the last five years than ever before. The public needs to be orientated to accept these needs and the expenses incurred with a fast growing city. e '1r. Jim t?kite, City Manager, was introduced and gave the following com- ments: In updating a plan, the financial and population figures are chanced to present a more realistic plan. After a thoroughfare is k 1 planned, it takes time to drag engineering plans, etc. The contract will be let at the end of this month to extend Carroll Street north , from Hickory Street to University Drive, tie have recently let a con- tract to build a new sewage plant to meet the needs of the expanding city. Our water plant presently will not supply the water we will need four years from ncv. on June 4 there will be a hearing before the Texas Water Commission on the Aubrey tteservoir, we will have to start e, now to have that cater rvailablo by 1991 when we need it. This con- struction will stt~rt by 1974 or 1975. The drainage problems in the City will be quite costly in the purchase of right-of-way land for $2000 to $4000 per acre. Two of our four fire stntions will be ro- locnfpd. tf 1•rp Anne r%r f4rn 4na.,v. rOFea *All 1,n 4nnrneanA I1n f vinutes of the "Decisions for Denton': roverroental Affairs Committee Meeting, Nay 5, 1969, Denton County Mrt'l. Flank John '+eellinger, Chairman, opened the meeting at 6.00 p.m. with 15 menbers present. Secretary nay llassey read the ninutes of previous meeting, April 23. No corrections or additions Rude. The Chairman advised that the goal of the Committee would be to come: up with some recommendations 2s to what we need to do to solve sor30 of the problems anticipated to arise in Denton within the next 5 years. He introduced two of Denton's former me,yors, taarren Whitson end 2eke Martin, who presented their individual inventories of problcfis incurred during their tenures of office. Mr. llhitson opened his presentation by referring to the comprehensive Master Plan for Denton as planned for 1960-65 and reviewed the material contained therein. Ilia comments wero- "The figures originally formu- lnted into the Plan in 1960 no longer ixist. The additional industries which have come into Denton have chanard the picture considerably in- sofar as utilities, sewage, etc. are concerpcd. Preparedness for tho incoming industries rake for a better invitation to the industries. A study is being made to mike better use of tha land in non-federal taxes for industries, schools, etc. Wa must have the support and understanding of all to make a success of the Haster Plan", Mr. Martin predicted we %rould have a population of 470000 by 1970. llo said our colleges have become universities, and our town han becomo a city and neither one can oocrate on the same budgets any longer, Denton is the second fastest grolring town in Texas, uo now have a city em- ployee staff of 400. 74c have a problem city-wise by being in the Dal- las-Fort 5larth labor market, which creates problems. Such thines as the new Civic Center hava assisted in attracting industry to Denton. The City of Denton h:s purchased more right-of-ways in the last five years than ever before. The public needs to be orientated to accept these needs and the expenses incurred with a fast growing city. 'Ir. Jim Mite, City Managor, was introduced and gave the following com- ments: 'In updating a plan, the financial and population figures are changed to present a more realistic plan. After a thoroughfare is planned, it takes time to draw engineering plans, etc. The contract will be let at the end of this month to extend Carroll Street north k from Hickory Street to University Drive. !4e haeo recently let a con- tract to build a new sewage plant to meet the needs of the expanding city, Our water plant presently will not supply the water M+e will need four years from now, On June 4 there will be a hearing before the Texas Water Commission on the Aubrey Reservoir. We will have to start now to have Wit water available by 1981 when we need it. This con- struction will start by 1974 or 1975. The drainage problems in the city will be quite costly in the purchase of right-of-way land for $2000 to $4000 per acre. Two of our four fire stations will be re- I located. If we don't our fire insurance rates will be increased. Ile M are going to grow strictly becauso of Denton'a location. We need to s j have a quieelino and keep tha plan updated, and add new irleas to the plan to keep continuity in the dovelcpmcnt. Governmental funds cannot be received unless the plan is kept updnted every five yenrs." The ChiirmAn announced that at the next ncetino, a discussion would be held on the major problems of the City--drainage, water, and sewage. County officials will be proacnt to p,lrticipatn Next meeting will be hold on flay 19, 1969 e.t 5:00 p.m. 4 Resprctfully sutnitted, RAv 0. ►lrssey, Secretary Governmental Affairs Cotr1itteo 1 I f LAND USE & PHYSICAL FACILITIES - Mary Claude Gay Tony Raposa TRANSPORTATION & SAFETY - Bill Utter ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - R. C. Wheeler CULTURE - Fred Cassell HIGHER & CONTINUING EDUCATION - J. W. Sinclair ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION - Raymond Wheeler n GOVERNMENTAL UNITS - John Moellinger I RECREATION & ENTERTAINMENT - Kenneth Smith HEALTH & WELFARE - Dr. George Holladay E I 3 { i l E ~l I ~ I I ~p y5 l € f f STEERING CODBIITTEE - SPECIAL PURPOSE DIVISION 1-1. C. Orr, Jr. - Chairman Dr. Rowe Meador Culture R Mayor Zeke D+artin Governmental Units County Judge 11. K. Saldridgo Governmental Units x xs Marvin Ramey Elementary and Secondary Education Y Jr. John T, Thompson Dr, John A. Guinn x Dr, John J. Kamerick Dr. Scott Haggard Health and Welfare City Manager Jim 11hite Governmental Units 1. A. Dailey Economic Development Jiro Russell Recreation t.nd Entertainment I Reagan Pemberton Safety and Transportation Dirs. G. C. Morlan, Jr. Culture ` Willian P. Philips, Jr. Recreation and Entertainment Dr. L. L. Armstrong Culture Chester Strickland Elementary and Secondary Education Charles Redd Elementary and Secondary Education Leonard Grafa Land Use and Physical Facilities Lana Use and Physical Facilities J. L. Ginnings Don Leti'1it i y f DENT ON PARTICIPANTS IN "What's Happening to Our Region?', Seminar Levis Abernathy Economic Development K I F. James Gardenhire Economic Development / George Schneider Recreation and Entertainment i~ Alonzo Jamison Higher and Continuing Education i ~f Ed Killian j Health and Welfaro j Harwell Shepard Safety and Transportation Rev, Dili Holmes Health and Welfare Jack Crowder Land Use and Physical Facilities Mrs. Dieter Gaupp Health and Welfare Noble Holland Health and Welfare f Roy Appleton Higher and Continuing Education 0. W. Hampton Governmental Chits Frank Martino Elementary and Secondary Education A. A. Smith Higher and Continuing Education ~ z N Y' I V f . I1~ y , sIA1.4~ C ULT C,7.G I FIrs. G. C. Florlan, Jr. 2515 Glenwood Lane Dr. L. L. Armstrong Minister 1100 Malone Streot 332-2577 Eleanor Green Children dance teacher Box 2060, TWU Station 337-2414 s (Paul 3. Weathers, M.D. Physician) " (1614 Scripture 3G2-9859 ) k % (tlallace Woolsey wiv. Prof') (Box 3397 TU U 387-1103 ) k Rowe M. Meador Univ. Prof. E Box 64430 NT Stattan 337.4511 x440 (Vernon Davis 14jin3tAvr-Grace Temple Baptist) (1106 Vast Oak 307-6137 ) f (Alex M. Finlay, Jr., M.U. Radiologist ) (GO0 Live Oak 302-3411 office-337-6159) (Mrs, J. B. Smallwood, Jr~ Counsolor(Maoters Dogroo)-Housewife) (2907 Broole Hollot't Driver 302-0202 ) ~M (D. Genevieve Dixon Librarian) (Texas lloman's Lhiver,,ity ) (Firs. Tom Todd Housewife) (327 Withers #10 307-5036 ) a (Rose Specola Professor) College of Ed. TUU 307-4915 ) (Bernadino Johnson Prof assor-TIM) (1130 Vine 337-2071 ) i j (J. B. Smallwood, Jr, Professor of History-NTSU) (2407 Brook 11ollou Drivo 362,3302 ) j I R. I.I. Loclnlood, H.U. Radiologist 1 1614 Scripture 307-6150 .4 (Firs, Marren 0. (Midge) 1;ing Housewifo) j (1223 Dryn t•fawr P1. 307-4006 ) Y. j (Firs. Dill Holnes Honenaker) (2040 Uoot Oal. 302-2946 ) i.l. alai ECONMIC DEVELOPMIL'NT Jancs Gardenhire Route 1, Box 547 302-9300 1, A. Bailey lloore Ousiness Forms, Inc, P. 0. Box 1369 332-5441 (Alex 14. Finley, Jr., M,D. Radiologist ) (000 Live Oat: 3132-3411 off. 307-6159) Sennett Kirk III danker P. 0. Box 1497 337-0639 (Grady HcCuin Denton Glass) i (803 Stanley 302-60lu ) (John G. Mawell City County C.D.) (2910 Santa tlonica 302-0630 ) (Woodrm Witt Development ) { (Little Elm 214 377-2227 377-2720) (J. K, Vaughan Bus, [19r. Hed,&Surg. Clinic) (2901 Bristol 332.2521 Dusiness ) (Bill Rives Executive Editor) j (Denton Record-Chronicle 307-3311 ) (Harry Dorm Developer) (1204 University 302-9041 ) (Grant H, Jacobson Realtor ) (001 N. Locust 302.6707) (Barry Hunphries Assistant City H anagor) (707 Bernard 1141 302-9601 ) (J, J, Crin, Jr, Regional Manager) (000 ilcst Hickory 302-2571 ) (Reagan Penberton Retail-4lholesale Business) (P, 0, Box 739 302-2530 ) (Lewic M, Abernathy Asst Prof, of Econonica Boa: 5395 tT.^•U ) ` ( 307-4511 x341 ) (tI. S, Osborne Grocer ) E (P, O, Drawer H 307-4313 k I LCONalIC DZVGLOPIl r-continued Page, 2 (J. Ervin Shilg Real Estate ) (3015 Silvcrton Dr. Dallas 210 CH 7-5165) (Valentine Guentnor Retired ) (305 Ridgecrest 307-4022) I ? (Harold Raney Credit Union Manager ) (2203 Redvood 302-Gu^07 307-0505 off f-4 (bill Brady Pres. Denton Fed, S&L Assn.) (P, O. Box 1307 307-3505 }t (Ray Stephen" . Cniv, Prof. ) (619 Ridgecrest Circle 307-3340 7-4511 x253) c E , 3 Fred Patterson Adv. Director Box 369 307-3311 (14. V. T unnicliff Builder-Realtor) (Suite 312 1st St, Bank Bldg. 3B7-5502 ) a (i4hitoy Canpbell Minister) (St. David's Episcopal Church 337-2622) (Janos B. 11CY.eo Pastor (Highland Baptist Church 317-1745) Joe tloissnor 11holosaler Box 2449 ilichita Falls 017 766-4161 . J. T. Jones, Jr. Banking P, 0. Box 1030 307-3541 (J. W. Sinclair Conptroller) (P. 0. Box 1369 3G7-4301 ) f (Donald L. Read 2n. Dir. Sky Ranchos) f` (Route 3 Box 137 Denton 497-950'. ) ) a (John Porter (1st Nat'l Bank Bldg. 307-4711) r (Rex Caublo Cauble Enterprises) ' (Box 900 307-5363 ) a f I ► I~ ~1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPrEWr-continued Page 3 'I Mrs. U. Lee Johnson 1717 Laurelwood Drive 337-1973 (Bob Norton Dentist ) (1002 N. Elm Street 302-3530) Jakc Craven, Jr. 11orchant r, 100 S. Hickory 302-5016 Raymond L. M eeler Properties & Ins. 221 W. Hickory 307-4355 _t j I (Murray S. Johnson Real Estate) (3761 lot Natl. Banh Bldg. Dallas RI 0-0762 ) s (Richard O, Steuart Airline Pilot) (2710 Crestwood P1, 332-3225 ) (R. S. Hanplenan Professor-NISU) (1400 1:endolph 302-5921 ) r. (J. 11. Freenan 11gr.-Lubyfs) [ (1003 11. University 307-7277 ) i (Robert 11, HanIcino CPA (Zox 296 302-0127) t (Joe G. 1.lright, OD Optometrist) (Bo:: 1270 302-2415 ) 1 (Can Shaer General Telephone) (Boy. 520 307-5571 ) (Bill 11cRae Independent Insurance Agt,) (1006 Beaumont 307-2719 ) (Jin ;lilliamson Cnnloynent Agency) F k~ (1013 University Drive 307-5505 ) ( (Robert L. Castleberry tJoo:o Business 3'orns, Inc.) I (Box 2002 U,H, _4361 { or 302.0995 ) e (Hoyt Cole ,actor) (North Teat. S&L Assn, Bldg, °J7-2720) j ) Gilbert L. Bo:: Insurance Agent P. 0. Box 216 .107-2910 i I mail k ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT-continued Page 4 (David S. Gibson Gibson Beauty Supplies) (416 U. University Dr. 337-7214 ) (Charles M. Thompson Educator ) (112 Fry 382-5998 or 347-7666) Frank C. rAdke [(fg. Plt. Manager 1314 Mistywood 337-5544 (Bus.) Mrs. Geneva Wood Theatre Manager 118 N. Eln 337-2412 (W. W. King Retired ) I (1717 Laurelwood 387-1473) L I . r k f EI ~ k; l~ r h i ?r a~ 4 r ~ I 't i I k f $Awl owl ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION Frank Martino R ~se7 lesrn,~n Mfg. Co, Box 640 3£. Marvin Ramey Insu rce first State Bank Bldg. 382- _,.,91 Charles Redd Fred Moore School 530 11ye 332••5676 (Harold T. Perxy Psychologist) On 220 Rayzor Building 387-7232 )2PiD of 2 choices (Paul E. Weathers, M.D. Physician) (1614 Scripture 302-9059 ) j ! I (J. It. Sinclair Comptroller) (P. 0. Box 1369 337-4361 ) i Herman A. Newsom Teacher-14TSU 1210 Bellemead 3V-2375 (George Hopkins Attornc•;) ti (Box 1524 302-63141 (G. E. Holloway PhYS1.0 •m) ?.ND of 2 choices (525 Bryan 307-59'.'4 ) (R. S, Hampleman Pro*.assor-NTSU) (1400 Kendolph 30^ =921 (Morris Kibler Officc Equir. 3usiness) (107 East Oak 331••9668 ) (Joe G. Wright, CO Optometrist) 14 (Box 1478 32:2415 ) (TI. H. Kelsey Attorney) (110 Vest Oak 337-3231) k (U. Genevieve Dixon L.ibsac?an) r (T-was tlonarn's University ) (Ross Specola P:oiersnrj ) (College of P.d. TWU 307-1515 i (Mrs. WarrQn G. (Ifidge) Kind Eiou er:~fe) (1220 Bryn wasvr P1, 367-4000 ) 4 ~M h GLU ENTARY AM SECONDARY EDUCATION-continued Page 2 Chester Strickland Supt, of Schools 1205 University X. 387-6151 (Kenneth SJ, Wright 14inister) (2200 Bell Avenue 302-0315) (Rev. Thomas R. Stroeh Pastor } (3213 Cordell 337-1904) (Tom Harpool Harpool Seed) Inc.) (P. O. Drawer B 332-2560 } Assoc. Prof- NTSU Dr. R. C. Bradley 347-4511 x296 i Office 204 Cduc. Bldg. { Lloyd Jenkins Teacher f 322 Texas 382-3376 1 ~ t (Raymond Pitts 3G ager-Fed oral Land Bank)lot of 2 choices (P. 0. Drawer A (John D. Doncaster Headmaster)' (Selcryn School 332-6771 ) Non, enaker, PIS Krs. Grant Jacobson 337-4C01 2203 llostwood Aileen Griffin College Professor" Fy 302 Box 25159 T11U Station -5469 or 302-5469 3.; pr F j I :F i i it i i , ~ r r ~ r GOVERWIEWAL UgITS Zoke Martin Mayor-City of Denton i 417 Ft. Worth Drive 307-1047 Judge W. K. aaldridge (J xea +c-- County Judge F Denton County Courthouse 307-1212 Jin White ~ City Manager City Hall 302-9601 0. 11. Hanpton CouiiLy Connissioner Rt. 1, Hwy 24 West 302-0240 George Hastings Govornnent executive rcdoral Center 307-5311 ext. 333 (Paul C. !leathers, M. D. Physician) f (1614 Scripture 302-9059 ) (George Hopkins Attorney) (Cox 1524 332-6014) iCharles Musgrave Manager ) (200 Avenue D 307-3526) Earl L. Coleman Attorney , Bo:: 477 302-9666 Lee S. Johnson CPA P. 0. Box 753 307-G1'!4 i Warren llhitson, Jr. Whitson Foods Ft. Worth Huy. 302-2515 ) (Royce Slhii.ten Lawyer (P. 0. Box 477 302-9666) ]il (Grady McEuin Denton Glass) i ? (003 Stanley 3C2-6016 ) j (harry Humphries Assistant City Manager) (707 Bernard #1.1 302-9601 ) (Yalentino Guenther Retired ) R (305 Ridgecrest 307-4022) (Ray Stephens Univ. Prof, IrrSU ) (619 Ridgr2crest Circln 3u7-3340 or 307-4511 053) f GOVEWWWAL WITS-continued Page 2 (Vernon Davis Minister-Grace Temple Baptist) (1106 West Oak 307-6137 ) (W. 0. Wright Office of Civil Defense) (26-2 Crestwood 302-6549 or 307-5311 ) Jack. Barton City Attorney Municipal Building 302-9601 (Rev. Thomas R. Stroeh ?astor ) (1213 Cordell 387-1984) i James C. Little Elect. Supt. , ` 904 Monterey Drive 302-9601 lf? I (E. Ray Griffin Assoc. Prof, of Gov.) (Box 6055 NT Station 307-5917 ) (Jack Owen Director Public Works) r (Municipal Building 302-9601 ) (Frank Catrthon Uuc. Materials) (Box 2740 TIIU 307-5591 ) V. S, Twaddell U.C.D. I Fcderal Center 307-5011 l (Donald G. Fluff Office Manager) (Lone Star Gas 302-2571 } Vta,Lt~. M. ~i~e~ y- I I I HIGH-P AM COrnI14UInG LDLCATIOrt Alonzo Jamison 616 West Oak 302-9721 a Roy Appleton General Manager Denton Record-Chronicle-Box 369 307-3011 A. A. Smith 1115 Shernan Drive 307-2124 (Dixie Brown District 1027 - Rr4 ) (2600 Robintrood 307-2717 or 307-2320) r (Paul Ileathers, 11. D. (1614 Scripture Physician) 302-9059 ) (J. II. Sinclair E Comptroller) (P. 0. Cox 1369 387-4361 ) i ( V. Y. Craig Retired 2205 Vest Oak, 332-2727 T. L. ldorrison r Dean Graduate School-TIIU Do- 3072 TIIU Station 302-2054 (Charles Musgrave id9r. ) (200 Avenue o 307-3526) Hampleman Professor-1lTSU) (1400 1,ondolph 302-5921 r Robert C. ) Sherman Educator Cox 5447 NP Station 337-1216 (Joe (Cox 1278right, OD Optometrist) 302-2415 ) (Hoyt Cole 111 (North Tom:. S&L Assoc. Realtor ) 307-2720) (Weldon Knight p ~ (Box 503 .Attorney) 302-2711) { Janes L. Rogorc NTSU Vice President 307-4511 %212 L. Paler Col. Tea. 1605 Laurolwood 302-5925 i 1 HIGHER AND CONTINUING EDUCATION-continued Page 2 )Charles Fl. Thompson educator ) (112 Fry 307-4511 x264 or 302-5990) (J. Ervin Ghilg Real estate) (3015 Silverton Dr. Dallas CH7-5165 ) (Valentine Guenther Retired ) (305 Ridgecrost 307-4022) I (firs. J. C. Smallucod, Jr. Counsclor(Wastors Degree)-Houseriife) (2907 Crool. Hollow Drive 302-9292 ) (Bernadine Johnson Professor-TIM) (1130 Vine 337-2071 ) John D. Williams TQU-V. P. E 417 Mimosa Drive 307-6342 , (Don A. Edwards Home Builder ) I ` (3211 11ontecito Road 302-9041 or 307-4119) (Mrs. Fred N. (llary) McCain Realtor ) (Cox 6703 NT Station 307-5000 or 307-4119) n~ t (Grady Collon First State Canlc) T, (P. 0. Cox 100 302-5421 ) ti' f~ o ~ K (Ted ;.ool:er bean (Drawor E TWU Station 302-5464) ;A (a. Ray Griffin Assoc. Prof. of Gov.) (Cox 6055 M Station 307-5917 ) l (W. T. Atkins Insurance (P. 0. Co:: 1397 337-3224 ) ;A Dr. Jessie ll. datenan, Dean College of Household Arts and Sciences Bo.., 3C67, TWU Station 302-0021 I i I ' I I HCALTH AND wELri11ZE Gerie Porter Life Wderwriter Box 2602 TUU Station Fidelity Union Life Rev. Bill Holnes Minister First Dlethodist Church 332-5470 Noble Holland 016 Lakey 332-2956 Dr, Scott Haggard Physician 700 Unst Oal; 302-6031 (Harold T. Perry Psychologist) (Rn 220 Rayzor Bldg. 307-7232 ) (Dixie Drorm District 027-RN ) (2600 Robinwood 337-2717 or 337-2320) (Paul E. heathers, 14. D. - Physician) a 4 (1614 Scripture 332-9059 ) `E r S~ j (Donald L. Read Executive Director-Shy Ranches) (Rt. 03, Box 137 497-9545 ) S. J. Pedigo, m.D. Physician 1414 North Elm 302-9636 3 Charles H. Saunders Periodontist ii Dox 655 302-2234 Peggy J. Dyer, M.D. Plastic Surgeon ' 1614 Scripture 307-4396# Conrad 1:inard Physician 1614 Scripture 307-7441 J. E. Tatun, 11. D. 1701 Broadway 302-5401 r (J. U. Holland, 14.D, (1601 Broadway 302-S401) j (San Moore Personnel 1.1gr, ) (319 11indcor 337-5471 ) 4 tJ. 11, Uillianc, Jr., M.D. X20 Nornal 302-2521 4 i kl I HEALTH AND IICLFARE-continued Page 2 Turner Gassaway Pharmacist 1612 Scripture 337-2013 (G. 3. Hollouty Physician) (525 Bryan 307-5994 ) (R. S. Hanplenan Professor-MSU) (1400 K endolph 302-5921 ) (Jo Anne Reed Gen. Telephone Co.) (P. 0. [lox 520 307-4433 ) (J. 1.1. Freeman I lgr . LuUy' c ) (1000 11. University 307-7277 ) (Kira. Terrill lmeeler Printing) (Box 99 307-6731) V. IJ. Redman, D.V.M. Veterinarian 511 Sunset 307-4321 r' t (Joe G. 1lright, OD Optonetri,t) (Box 1270 302-2415 ) Ben Langella Retail Store Manager 101 East Oat: 307-6721 Frank Thacker ~ ( Manager-Curger Chef,) (3312 Valley Viers 307-4034 or 307-4747) x Loyd Smith Rental 2004 N. aim 302-3C00 1 7. (Alex M. Finley, Jr. M.D. Radiologist ) (000 Live Oal; 302-3411 or 307-6159 office) p' i (J. 1. Vaughan Buo, 11gr. Mcd.&Surg. Clinic) (2901 Bristol 302-2521 Harold L. Raney Credit Union Manager ) { (2203 Redwood 302-0007 or 337-0505 office) 1 (Vernon Davis Mini:ter-Grace Touple Baptist) (1106 cleat Oak 337-6:31 ) i I I I HEALTH AND WELFAIM-contineud Page 3 mra. Dieter Gaupp Housewife-Social Worker 2416 Nottingham 307-3950 i L. 41. Killian Supt. Denton State School. Box 360 307-3031 (firs. J. B. Small%tood, Jr. Counselor (11asters Degree) Housewife) (2907 Brook Hollow Drive 302-030? ) Jerry N. Smith Hospital Administrator ! 1716 Westchester 307-5296 (Kcnneth U. 11right Minister) (2200 Bell Avenue 302-0015) i j ►1rs. J. D. Hall Asst to Pastor-1st Methodist 404 11arietta 302-2935 ' i C (1lrs. R. It. Hunter Beautician) (1002 B. Oak 307-2240 ) r .~y (Firs. T. C. Hill Howewife) (206 South Wood St. 302-2100 ) t (Firs. lim. R. Boyde Housewife-Pres. of AARP) (1410 Panhandle U2-6000 ) i C. H. Garrett Assistant Mortician 115 S. Stood Street 307-1909 (Grady Collom First State Bank) ; (P. O. Cox 100 302-5421 ) (Ted Booker Dean (Drawer E TW U Station 302-5569) { (Flrs. Bill Holmes = Homemaker) (2040 Hest Oak 302-2946 ) (11. 11. Taliaferro City of Denton ) (115 Sherman Drive 302-960J.Ux.220) (Donald G. Huff Office Manager) (Lone Star Gas Co. 302-2571 ) (1'1. It. King Cetired ) (1717 Laurelwood 337-1473) L v RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT Jim Russell P. 0. Box 1309 387-6121 Wm P. Philips, Jr. Attorney P. 0. Box 909 387-3961 Ceorge Schneider Vice President 3100 Santa Monica 382-5880 (Faul E, Weathers, M. D. Physician) (1614 Scripture 392-9859 ) (Wallace Woolsey University Professor) '1WU eox3897 327-1103 ) [ (Joe Barns Realtor ) I (P. 0. Box 277 382-2509) (J. W. Holland, M. D. Physiciav) (?.701 Broadway 382-5401 1 III ~ (Sam Moore Personnel Mgr.) ;[1^ Windsor 387-5471 ) (Jo Anne Reed Gen. Telephone Co.) (P. 0. Box 520 387-4,493 I { "c-tty Anderson CampL'S Theatre Mgr. ::OJ W. Hickory 387-021 (Arts. Terrill Wheeler Printing) (2. 0. Box 99 387-6731) (R. H. Kelsey Attorney) (110 19. Oak 387-3731) a< (Jim Williamson Employment Agency) (1013 University Dr. 367-5505 ) ? U.. L. Gilbreth U. S. Civil service) (2,14 Ector St. 387-5811 ) k 'I-rank Thr,cker ManagTr-Burger Chef) E j (3312 Valley View 387-4834 - ?87.4747) (Alex M. Finley, Jr., M.D. Radiologist ) (CO Live Oak 382-3411 or 387-6159) (Grady M:Euin D-nton Glass) !603 Stanley 38-401/ } i WWI RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT-continued Page 2 (Bill Rives Executive Editor) (Denton Record-Chronicle 387-3811 ) (J. J. Crims Jr. Lone Star Gas Co) (800 West Hickory 382-2571 ) (Whitey Campbell Minister) St. David's Episcopal ( 3872622) :i (Mrs. Tom Todd Housewife) k (327 Withers 010 387-5036 ) (Rose Specola Professor) K (College of Ed TWU 387-4915 ) D. I. Dudley Retired 1505 Laurelwood 387-1730 1 h, (W. B. Wright Office of Civil Defense) ro (2602 Crestwood 382-6549 or 387-5811 )b (Mrs. R. M. Hunter Beautician) a~ (1002 East Oak 387-2240 ) Y;j y~ I t 1 (Mrs. Wm. R. Boyde Housewife-Pres of AARP) (1410 Panhandle 382-6008 Mrs. Wm* M. Johnson Girl Scout Executive u.~. 3017-C Augusta 382-6961 or 382-8256 (Jim Stone Jim Stone, Inc.) (1322 W. Hickory 382-5715 ) ~k (Grady Collom First State Bank) (P. 0. Box 100 382-5421 ) ;w ?ors. R, R. Clingen Rentals )17 Egan 382-2414 t" 'aonard Ehrler, Jr. Director-Parks & Rec) c (2709 North Locust 382-3036 or 382-9601) ,t s jW, W. Trliaferro City of Denton ) (115 Sherman Drive 392-9601 Bx. 220) (Frank Cawthon Educ Materials) ,Tt4U Box 2748 387-5591 ) f r i * YA;.IrJq n. ..+y e SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION Harwell Shepard KDNT Radio 382-2552 235 W- Hic'40ry Allen Butane Reagan Pemberton 382.2538 p. 0. Box 739 W. C. Butler Veterinarian ~ 362-2:.''4 } 1705 W. University (Tom W. Davis Contractor) 382-8921 ) (409 E. Sycamore (Wm. A. Crawford, J.D.S. Dentist ) 4; { 382-3086) {t, 2 (119 Piner ~C Airline Pilot) f (Richard O. Stewart 882_3225 ) 12710 Crestwood Place r,. Civil Engineer f C. F. Ballard 382-5671 210 N. Austin Cliff Barnett Central Freight Lines P. 0 Drawer D 382-6721 A. H. Brinkman Brink's Auto Parts 382-9611 f 520 S. Locust 9 Attor ^v) :x (R. H. Kelsey ( 387-32?1) 110 W. Oak Laundry & Dry Cleaning { Charles M. Clinton 362-9180 or 382-5664 208 W. University x a Attorney) (Weldon Knight 30?.-2711) v (F. 0. Box 583 (David S. Gibson Gibson Beauty Supplies) (416 W. University Dr 387-7214 ) 1 y Loadcraft) } { (John C. Moellinger 307-5531 ) (P. 0. Box 10 (John Morrison Gas & Oil Dist-Texaco) 1 (1116 Maple St. 382-6333 ) Dentist j John E. Bryant 387-4137 1010 N. Elm I Jr. M.D. Radiologist (Alex M. Finley, s 382-3411 or 387-6159) (808 Live Oak SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION-continued Page 2 (John G. VA)k ell City County C. D.) (2910 Santis mica 332-8630 ) (H. S. Osborne Grocer ) (P. 0. Drawer H 387-4313) (W. V. Tunnicliff Builder-Realtor) (312 First State Bank Bldg 387-5502 ) games 6. Mci~ee Pastor ) 4, (Highland Baptist Church 387-1745) (Rose Specola Professor) (College of Ed TWU 387-4915 ) D. L. Johnson Nqr. Continental Bus ! P. O. Box 478 367-3802 Warren G. King Monk King Pontiac 1228 Bryn Mawr 382-5481 Wayne Autrey Police Chief 1023 Aileen 382-2548 (Donald G. Huff Office Manager-L. S. Gas) (319 V. Oak St. 382-2571 ) 3 (Joel H. Albrecht City Planner) (215 B. McKinney 382-9601 ) ) w i I 1 . j r 4; a LAm USE AND PHYSICAL FACILITIES Jack Brmtder 2421 Northi'rood Ter. 337-4022 V Leonard Grafa Realtor First State Bank Bldg. 332-3015 J. L. Gin,tinga Contractor :.,irst State Bank Bldg, 302-E0 a r !John Porter ) (lot NatIl Bank 01'1a, 307-4711) (Ton S?. Davis Contractor) (409 u. Sycamore 302.0921 ) j (Joe Darns, Realtor (P. 0. Box 277 302-2509) (Ra): C. Caublo Cauble Materprises) (Bou 960 337-5363 y: (sob Horton Dentist ) (1002 N. sln St. 302-3530) Kary C. Gay Realtor 1006 Bcaunont 307-50C3 (Georgo Hopkins Attorney) (Box 1524 302-1014) (un. A. Crawford, D.D.S. } (119 Pinar 302-3006) f, R. (hurray G. Johnson Real Estate) ,3761 lot Nat'l Bank Bldg, Dallas RI 0-0762 ) Pay V. Hunt Hunble Gil & Ref. Co. P. 0. Box 300 302-0431 Al Houdch Acne Drick Co. i Box 710 307-5004 { (Morrie Kibler Off. Equip. Business) u Ii, Oa3: 302-9060 ) • v ~ 1 LAND l68 AND PHYSICAL FACILITI?S -continued Page 2 (Robert H. Hankins CPA ) (Box 296 302-0127) Arthur Thompson Insurance Agent O. Box 365 307-1121 0 D. aarrorr Retired Drawer X 302-9621 J. 13. Horris, Jr. Morris iloodworks P. 0. 3on 827 302-6635 f . (Ken Shari Genera: Telephone Co.) (100 11. Oat: 307- 5',71 ) ti (Bill 11cRae Independent Insurance Agt.) (1806 Beaumont 387-2719 ) + (Robert L. Castleberry More Business Forms Inc.} (Box 2002 U.H. 307-4361 or 302-0995 } (Hoyt Cole Realtor ) (North Texas S&L 131dg 387-2720) k # (A. L. Gilbreth U.S. Civil Service) { (014 Ector Street 307-5011 ; r) ? (VIeldon Itnight Attorney) (Box 503 302-2711) 5 (Royce 11hittan Lawyer (P. 0. Eat 477 302-9666) eA" (John C. 11oellinger Loadcraft) (Loadcraft P.O.Bon 10 307-5531 } (John t•torriaon Gas & Oil Dist.-Texaco) (116 Haple St. 302-6333 } 4 (Charloo 11. Thompson Educator ) (112 Rry 307-4511 x263 or 307-7666) (1Jood:011 Hitt Dovelopnent ) M (Little Eln 214 377-2227 or 377-2720) (Harry Donn Devclopor) (1204 Univoraity 302-9041 ) rk i ~r; ass I LAID USG AND PHYSICAJ. FACILITIES-continued page 3 r (Grant Jacobsoh Realtor ) (001 N, Lotuat 302.6709) u ,f< ) " (Ha so 086ozAe drocer (P, 0. Dravor H 3074313) f (J, Ervin Shilb Itaal I)otate~ b (3015 Silvorton Dt, Dallis C117A.3165 ) (Dill Brady Prose Denton Podo, 0&L Assoc, ) s ) (P. O, Cost 1307 309.3505 ~ ? ) (Ray Stevens Univ. Prof. f ) (619 Ridgecrest Circle. 307-3340 or 307-4511 x253) (11, V, Tnnt,ieliff Builder-Realtor) (Suite 312 lot State Bank Dldg, 307-5502 a*; (Jameo 36 1ICK00 Pastor ) s (Highland Baptist 307-1745) f (Bernadine Johnson 30ofessor-TWU} t E (1130 Vine I J. C. Snailwood, Jr, Professor of History-KSU) ;J 2907 Zrooh Hollow Dr, 302-0202 ) U 41, C. Davis, Jr. Engincer - 007 Live Oak 302-3710 KA, ) (Don A. Edwards Hone Builder 302-9041 or 307-0771 hono) (323.1 Hontecito Roadk t .,ouQlao F. Dlaclcburn Director of Utilities ( 1 City of Denton 302-9601 x226 1 t 1.1ro, Frt4 N. (11ary) 1;cCain Realtor Box 670b NT Station 307-5000 Harpool Seed, Inc,) f (Tory Harpool (P. O. Drawer 11 302-2560 ) (Jim Stone, inc. 802.5715) I (1322 It. Hic1tory 3 - J:ane,c Pratt Schlueter Realtor Texas Bldg. Suite r 307-4341 F l pl r2..ryf LAND LOSS AND PHYSICAL FACILITIES-continred Page 4 (y~, W. Taliaferro City of Denton) (115 Sherman Drive 382-9601 X 220) i3ob crouch Realtor 801 N. Locust 382-6707 (Frank Cawthon Educ. Materials)° (1*tU Box 2748 367-5591 ?t (Joel H. Albrecht city Planner) r~ t (215 E. McKinney 362-4601 ) (Jack Cwen Director of :Public Works) (Municipal Bldg. 382-5601 Ext 225 ) y~l (:d. T. Atkins Insurance) ;F, O, Box 1357 387-3224 ) ~I ! ' yTOhn D. Doncaster Headmaster) j (S'awyn School 362-6771 ) (aAynond Pitts Fianager-Fed LAnd Bank) 2nd of L !.:r ices !r-'. 0. Drawer It 382-2015 ) (Leonard Shrlers Jr. Director-Parks L Rec- ; X2704 N. Locust 382-3016 or 382-9601 (b)) a: I T 4 ~ I~ i' I u~Vs, faj ` p.,rYJ f.vn . o ■M il1R I THOSE WHO INDICATED NO PREFERENCE OR l WHO INDICATED THEY WOULD SERVE ON ANY AREA NEEDED r L. H. Richey Richey Business Machines 104 W. Hickory 382-8335 Bill Payne White's 110 W. University Dr 387-3491 J. L. Powell Texas Neon Sign Co. P. 0. Box 674 382-5721 y D. L. Lewis ,f n ~ 611 I-35 387-6181 ~ Fritz Beck Civil Engineer Richardson F~ f- Phil Anderson Real Estate i Rt. 1 Box 141K Little Elm (214) 377-2728 tee Byron Smith President-University State Bahk s P, O., Box 717 382-6701 Don Hall Realtor 524 N. Locust 3B7-5162 I ~ I Quincy Hughes Realtor ai I P, 0. 929 387-5044 W. H. Bryant Director of Finance x 211 Buckingham Drive R. C. Wheeler President-Den. Co. Nat'l Bank P. O. Box 580 387-3551 Ernest Watson Ex V.P. Decatur Sav A Loan Assoc Decatur, Texas 627-2181 Mitch Breedlove Real Estate Salesman f Rt. 1, Frisco Texas 377-2314 (Barns Realty) Mrs. Frances Hammond Credit Bureau Services P. 0. Box 220 382-6716 B. J. Headlee Publisher t j 302 Mimosa 382-6373 C. L. Shimer Forrest 6 Cotton, Inc. 600 Mercantile Continental Building, Dallas, Texas 818.2121 I 1 I THOSE WHO'INDICATED NO PREFERENCE 04 WHO INDICATED THEY WOULD SERVE CN ANY AREA NEEDED ' R. N. Morris Retired { P. 0. Box 963 392-2084 ~ I 1 Hoyt Boles P. 0. Box 901 382-4656 b R. A. Geer C & G One Hour Martinizing II 103 Welch 387-7816 I~ F L k i i i 3 s i • a 1 j 1 ?y I