Government
BY COLBY FARR
Current open parks
Newly added parks
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Lewisville, LISD extend parks agreement to 2041 R D . BETHEL RD. SRT TOLL 635
Some schoolyards in Lewisville will continue being open to the public outside of school hours after city and school district officials renewed an interlocal agreement in December 2024. In a nutshell Under the agreement, 11 public school parks will be open to the public during non-school hours and times. The renewal terms included two additional school parks and Queen Margaret Park, and extended the agreement to 2041, according to a December 2024 Lewisville City Council agenda. The expansion means 4,457 more Lewisville residents, about a 2% increase, live within a 10-min- ute walk to a park, according to the agenda. Long story short The school parks are accessible to the public from 6:30 p.m. to dusk during weekdays while school is in session, according to Lewisville’s website. They are open from dawn to dusk on Saturday, Sunday and
any other day school is not in session.
Lewisville ISD’s board of trustees approved the agreement extension during a November meeting, fol- lowed by Lewisville City Council’s approval last month. Under the agreement, LISD is committed to build a playground and other recreational equipment at Hedrick Middle School. The city is committed to replacing Queen Margaret Park’s playground. Officials anticipate both projects will be complete by December 2025, according to the council agenda. Queen Margaret Park was also added to the agreement in order to formalize the school district’s use of the park. Though Queen Margaret Park is owned by the city, it has historically been used by Castle Hills Ele- mentary, according to the council agenda. Included in the renewal are expectations for maintenance responsibilities by both parties at Queen Margaret Park.
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