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Livin' in Levelland & Lovin' It

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Antony Boshier
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Levelland News Press
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Howdy, Partner!
Groups work together to enhance quality of life

The Hockley County Courthouse in downtown Levelland was designed by architect Preston Lee Walker and built in 1928.

The college works with the chamber, and the city works with the school district. At other times, the hospital works with the college, and the chamber works with the city.

And on and on it goes.

Levelland is proud to point out that in recent years it has forged several partnerships for progress, a key factor in the many positive things that have come about for this city. The willingness of community leaders to pool resources and work together has greatly enriched Levelland’s quality of life.

“One quick example of a partnership for progress is that the Levelland Independent School District opens its schools in the summer so that kids can play basketball and lift weights, while the city hires the people to supervise the activities,” says Dave Quinn, director of economic devel­opment for the city of Levelland.

Quinn says entities such as the Levelland ISD, the Levelland Chamber of Commerce, Covenant Hospital Levelland, South Plains College and the City of Levelland work together as often as possible to create more opportunities for citizens to enjoy life to its fullest here.

“This partnership between all sectors has actually been going on for a quite a few years,” he says. “For example, the construction of Breshears Lake Park took place 20 years ago as a joint venture between the City of Levelland and South Plains College. The acreage was located on both city and college property, so both sides decided to make a community park out of the land.”

Quinn also credits Hockley County for contributing to these progressive collaborative efforts.

“The county recently paved our road in the Levelland Industrial Park to make the overall facility more attractive and easy to drive on, and the county also provided a tax abatement a couple of years ago in order to help a new hotel get built here,” he says. “All of these partnerships go hand-in-hand with our efforts to attract new companies to our pro-business environment. We also want to attract young families with kids who want to put their children in safe schools. Plus, we want retirees to think about Levelland because of the great medical facilities we have here.”

Levelland City Manager Rick Osburn says that over the past two or three years, he has noticed a definite increase in partnership communication between the city, school district, hospital, chamber and college.

“We all want the same result – a forward-moving com­munity with an excellent quality of life,” Osburn says. “We have 13,000 residents in our proud city, and our oil and agriculture industries are spiking upward, and we are recruiting more businesses thanks to the synergy of this partnership cooperation.”

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