Throughout 2023, Shawnee has been working to build a program that emphasizes health and wellness in the community and capitalizes on existing partnerships with outside organizations. And, it’s all supported by a $90,000 grant city staff landed last year. The timing was everything for Shawnee’s grant. Last year, Shawnee Parks and Recreation Program Manger Matt Mann heard about a grant opportunity from the National Recreation and Parks Association and the Wal-Mart Foundation called the Community Wellness Hub. He said the timing was perfect since the city had just recently wrapped up its parks and recreation master plan process, which lays out the [...]

Mission’s Broadmoor Park is on track to get a brand new walking trail later this year. Located at 5701 Broadmoor Street, a full demolition and rebuild of the walking trails at the park is expected to cost the city $306,935. The city council will consider approval at a future meeting. This is a longtime priority for the parks, rec and tree commission. The city began master planning improvements for each of its five major parks in 2019, said Penn Almoney, parks and recreation director. About $2 million worth of conceptual plans for Broadmoor Park were ultimately approved, including a trail improvement [...]