The initiative to develop Cedar Creek Waterway reached a crucial point in its future. The City of Abilene Bond Advisory Committee approved the $1.4 million proposal to upgrade the waterway connecting Kirby Lake on the south side of Abilene to Fort Phantom Hill Lake north of the city. And on Thursday, the Abilene City Council approved the project ... [Read More…]
Cedar Creek Waterway pushes for bond
The Cedar Creek Waterway project is asking for $1.4 million to be put on the City Bond Election in the spring. If passed, the City Bond Election will allow citizens of Abilene to show their support for building the Cedar Creek Waterway. As of Oct. 15, City Hall said supporters of the Cedar Creek Waterway were in first place for total emails ... [Read More…]
ACU students volunteer at the Cedar Creek Waterway cleanup
Students and faculty worked alongside community members to help clean up the Cedar Creek Waterway. Video/editing by: James Clark ... [Read More…]
ACU and Abilenians work at Cedar Creek
The Abilene community has the opportunity to volunteer and clean up the junk yard on South 5th as a progressive stepping stone in the Cedar Creek Waterway project this Saturday morning at 9 a.m. The junk yard clean-up is part of the ongoing development of Cedar Creek Waterway and its vision to transform Abilene into an oasis of new recreational ... [Read More…]
The Optimist Print Edition: 03.20.13
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Creek project to link city parks
The first phase has begun on a multi-decade-long project that will ultimately serve to make Abilene prettier and give residents a fun place for recreation and economic expansion. And it's all thanks to one nonprofit and a bunch of toilet water. The Cedar Creek Waterway will link six Abilene parks with trails along Cedar Creek on the east side of ... [Read More…]