Buda officials, staff and guests celebrated the opening of the first completed project of the 2021 Buda Bond, Green Meadows Pavilion #2, with a ribbon cutting at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 29. Parks and Recreation staff were also recognized as part of Parks and Recreation Month. Residents may begi...

By Megan Wehring   BUDA – The city of Buda is recognizing an integral part of the community: parks and recreation. On July 19, the Buda City Council proclaimed July as Parks and Recreation Month, which coincides with other cities across the state and the nation approving similar proclamations.   “Ou...

Staff Report BUDA – The Texas Forest Service and Arbor Day Foundation recently designated Buda as a Tree City USA for the third consecutive year.   Buda’s Sustainability Commission and Parks and Recreation department collaborated in leading the effort to obtain the designation. Known as the “Outdoor...

Consternation over a delay in permitting for construction to start at Buda City Park led one city leader to express frustration April 16. The issue extended to the Barr Company waiting for a site development permit before beginning improvements at the park, part of Proposition 5 of Buda’s $55 millio...

uda city leaders earmarked $360,000 in monies from Proposition 5 of the 2014 bond April 4 for creation of a proposed splash pad on the east side of Buda. The move, which was approved by the Buda City Council by a unanimous vote, would create the splash pad in Green Meadows Park. Buda Parks and Recre...

Improvements at Buda City Park are on the table as Buda city leaders unanimously approved the schematic design for a portion of the 2014 bond project. The improvements constituted a portion of projects from Proposition 5, which was approved by Buda voters for $8 million. Claire Hempel, a representat...

By Samantha Smith The Buda City Council earlier this month approved the Garison Park Master Plan into the Proposition 5 budget of the city’s 2014 Bond initiative.  Proposition 5, which was part of the 2014 bond that was approved by Buda voters, includes improvements to City Park as well as surroundi...

By Samantha Smith Tempers flared at the Buda Parks and Recreation Commission meeting March 23 over newly acquired parkland and the possibility of using Buda Bond Proposition 5 funds to improve it over City Park. Plans for the much-needed improvements to City Park have been in the works for a while. ...