Flower Mound - Highland Village - Argyle

Highland Village, Flower Mound invest in parks From the cover

The big picture

Flower Mound, Highland Village parks and projects 1 Pilot Knoll Park • Up to 16 cabin rental sites • Park entrance updates • Trail connections 2 Unity Park • Baseball field renovations • 12 new trees • New fencing for pickleball courts 3 Leonard and Helen Johns Park • Adding five tennis courts, a fishing pier, a restroom facility and a playground • Building more trails • Potential nature observation areas

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Stevens said past surveys have shown that parks in Highland Village are popular among residents. “The parks along with our trail system really does add to [residents’] quality of life,” he said. Although the city does not have land for additional future parks, ocials are prioritizing enhancing existing parks, such as Unity Park, Doubletree Ranch Park and Pilot Knoll Park. While nal plans are still in development, Stevens said the completed Pilot Knoll Park will include up to 16 cabins, trail connections, parking lot upgrades and boat ramp enhancements. The $4.58 million project is funded through 2021 bond funds and Texas Parks & Wildlife grants. Pilot Knoll Park was prioritized due to its popularity and potential to generate revenue through cabin rentals. The idea is to create self- sustaining parks, reducing the reliance on general funds, Stevens said. Chuck Jennings, Flower Mound Parks and Recreation director, said the town outlines projects within the parks and trails master plan, which usually gets updated every 6 or 7 years. One way Flower Mound funds park projects is through parkland dedication and development fees, Jennings said. Developers either contribute land for future parks or pay fees based on fair market value, and are required to pay $1,388 per housing lot to cover the cost of building new park spaces within a development or nearby. The town also uses a portion of sales tax collections, 4B funds, to update playgrounds and improve and build new parks, Jennings added. “There was a lot that we wouldn’t have been able to do had we not had that,” Jennings said.

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Improvements at Leonard and Helen Johns Park also include a play area along the trail network.

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Flower Mound, Highland Village, Argyle park accessibility

Argyle

Flower Mound

Highland Village

of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park 14%

77%

92%

of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park

1 park in Argyle

57 parks in Flower Mound 70 miles of trails that are at least 8 feet wide

19 parks in Highland Village

Around 1 mile of trails

10 miles of city trails

SOURCES: CITY OF HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND, TOWN OF ARGYLE, THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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