An area beautification group is in the works for Brownsboro, and the Brownsboro City Council is already contemplating the possibilities.

Glen Vest, councilmember, said plans have been made to clear the land of trees near the baseball field on Stuart Street.

Vest said the clearing could start before the end of May.

"The council is really gung-ho about this," Vest said.

The park will be a central focus in the building of a Brownsboro beautification group - a group that could eventually become affiliated with Keep Texas Beautiful. Like Chandler's Keep Chandler Beautiful, Brownsboro may have Keep Brownsboro Beautiful.

Gloria Hosch, a Chandler and Brownsboro Area Chamber of Commerce member, said the first step towards a beautification group is to get a committee or board together.

"We're trying to follow the same steps we took as when we did Winchester Park," Hosch said.

Jeff Smiley, advisor to the CBACC, said the chamber wants to promote Brownsboro, and a way to do that is through beauti- fication.

Smiley said he would like to hear from those interested in Brownsboro's beautification and possibly being a member of this organization's board of directors.

"We must have a board," Smiley said. "Anyone interested in being a part of this can call either Jerry Alexander or myself."

Once a board has been assembled the group can move on to issues like the budget, and building the park.

Hosch said the park will eventually have features such as a basketball court, a pavil- ion, a playground, picnic tables and a paved walking trail; donors have already started pouring in to be a part of the project.

"Someone already donated 20 crape-myrtle trees," Hosch said. "We already have donors lined up."

The main groups working together on the park and the beautification group are the Brownsboro Economic Development board, the Chamber of Commerce and Brownsboro City Council.

Smiley said a beautification board would need a minimum of six officers: A president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, reporter and a committee member.

"This is something we would like to put our resources into," Smiley added.

Vest said because of Brownsboro's title as the oldest town in Henderson County, a great deal of potential lies in the historical angle. Promotions along this line could lead to yearly events similar to the Pow Wow in scale and participation.

Jerry Alexander, chairman of the Brownsboro Economic Development Board, can be reached at 903-852-6109. Jeff Smiley can be reached at 903- 852-6092.