Keller - Roanoke - Northeast Fort Worth | November 2024

Development

BY MARK FADDEN & CODY THORN

Keller Sports Park on track for late 2025 finish The Keller Sports Park is still on track for com- pletion by the end of 2025, despite some recent changes to its timeline. Director of Community Services Cody Maberry provided an update on the $30 million project during a work session that followed the Oct. 15 Keller City Council meeting. The big picture Maberry said there were some adjustments to the timeline since overhead electric lines had to be buried underground; the city is working with Tri- County Electric Co-op on the project. Due to that, the work on the splash pad has been pushed back. About $28 million of project comes mostly from certificates of obligation to be repaid by the Keller Development Corp.’s sales tax revenue. Maberry said the project should be done by the end of 2025.

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Timeline for Keller Sports Park

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February: Rodeo arena, soccer and lacrosse fields completed April: Field house, two multipurpose fields completed

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Urban Air reopens with new updates Urban Air Adventure Park, just west of Alliance Town Center, was renovated and reopened Nov. 9 with new attractions and new management. The details Director of Marketing Adam Schmidt said the renovation, which includes five new indoor slides, is the largest one since the facility opened. He added the business will have a new management team in place.

Late spring: Rugby fields completed

November: Baseball and softball fields completed October: Road work inside Keller Sports Park finished May: Work starts on existing fourplex field Early summer: Equestrian arena completed

December: Project mostly complete; facilities and ballfields in use

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January: Splash pad completed; Keller Sports Park ribbon cutting

CITY OF KELLER/COMMUNITY IMPACT

Keller City Council approves $98.5K design contract for trail expansion

for a 10-foot wide, 6-inch thick concrete trail, a retaining wall and crosswalk pavement markings. The contract is for an amount of $98,550 from the Parks Capital Improvement Project fund for fiscal year 2024-25. The work will be done on a .35-mile stretch between Woodborough Lane and Roanoke Road, plus an additional 500 feet north of Roanoke Road to the boundary of the Overton Ridge subdivision.

A hike and bike trail expansion is coming to Keller. During the Oct. 15 Keller City Council meeting, a design contract was awarded to Fort Worth-based Westwood Professional Services to design the Mt. Gilead Road bike/pedestrian trail. The details The plans call for the city to add 1,300 linear feet

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