News
Meet the Executive Board – Bob DeJean
Each of our RCOSA Executive Board has a passion and many reasons for being so heavily involved and invested in the development and protection of open space in Rockwall County. Here are the thoughts of our Chairman, Robert DeJean. "The residents of Rockwall County...
Community Workshop Announced for July 15, 2015
Rockwall County - Open Space Master Plan & Implementation Guidelines PRESS RELEASE / WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT June 19, 2015 Community Workshop for County Open Space Plan to be Held on July 15th Earlier this year, Rockwall County began the process of...
May 27, 2015 Meeting Agenda Posted!
Please join us Wednesday, May 27th, at 4pm in Courtroom of the Historic Rockwall County Courthouse for the next meeting of the RCOSA Advisory Board. The agenda follows: AGENDA Rockwall County OPEN SPACE ALLIANCE Rockwall County Historic Courthouse 4:00 p.m....
Open Space Amenities Are Key to Developers’ Successes
In a recent article in the Business section of the Dallas Morning News, the reporter notes many examples of new uses of open space in master planned communities - uses such as community gardens, space for a neighborhood farmers market, and many trails and other open...
RCOSA Meets with Water Experts at NCTCOG Meeting
Nell Welborn, Vice Chair of our OSA Executive Committee, Becky Burkett, Executive Committee Member, Commissioner Cliff Sevier, and our consultant from Verdunity, Kevin Shepherd, attended a highly informative meeting with many members of the area and state water and...
Online Citizen Survey is Here!
The online citizen survey is now online, ready for your input. The survey has 21 questions and should take around 10 minutes to complete. We're going to keep the survey open through April 10th. At your convenience, please click the link below to take the survey...
Parklands of Floyds Fork
How Parks Can Guide Regional Development - Sustainability: Community Parklands of Floyds Fork Manages Louisville's Largest Watershed What a great success story and a national leader in open space planning! We encourage you to read this great article about how parks...
Building on Past Progress
The concept of doing a county-wide open space master plan originated back in 2008, when the county engaged the Trust for Public Land (TPL) to conduct an “Open Space Goals and Finance Assessment". The study included a summary of existing conditions, demographics, and...
New Discussion Ideas!
Here are a couple of new remarks we have received through our Discussion email link. What do you think? 1. I feel that we should work towards having safe sidewalks/paths throughout the city. As small as we are, I should be able to run errands by foot or bicycle....
January 28, 2015 Advisory Board Meeting Agenda
AGENDA Rockwall County OPEN SPACE ALLIANCE Rockwall County Historic Courthouse 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 28, 2015 CALL TO ORDER Chair Bob DeJean, presiding - 4:00 p.m. INTRODUCTIONS New members, visitors - 4:02 p.m. MINUTES Act on minutes of December 10, 2014...
