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Projects by McKinney’s Parks and Recreation department are revitalizing parks and parkland across the city.
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PARKS in PROGRESS PARKS BY PURPOSE Parks can fall into different classifications depending on various factors, including size and purpose. • Are about 10 acres • Do not have restrooms • Are located in a neighborhood • Are meant to be walking distance from intended users Neighborhood parks
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12 Robinson Ridge Park New park to include a playground, splash pad, sports court, trail, fitness station, rock climbing feature | Cost: $4M 13 Wattley Park Upgrades to playground, pavilion, sports court, trails | Cost: $2M (estimate) 14 Al Ruschhaupt Soccer Complex Replacement of restrooms and additional covered seating Cost: $1.3M The projects below total less than $1 million in combined costs. 15 Falcon Creek Park Upgrades to playground, site furnishings 1 Towne Lake Park Planned renovations to this community park will add a new boardwalk system, an amphitheater, a splash pad, play structures and more. | Cost: $4M 2 McKinney Soccer Complex at Craig Ranch The first phase of renovations to this soccer complex will convert six fields to artificial turf and other amenities. Cost: $25M 3 Gabe Nesbitt Indoor Tennis Complex at Gabe Nesbitt Park This new facility joining an existing outdoor tennis complex will include six indoor tennis courts with a viewing mezzanine and more. | Cost: $12M
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• Range between 25-300 acres • Have a restroom • Have more than one use or amenity • May include a sports complex • Draws users from across the city and neighboring cities
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a dog park with an agility course and adding a play area. The project will also establish additional connections to surrounding trails. Other recent improvements at Towne Lake Park include a new dock and kayak launch. Soccer complex improvements The McKinney Soccer Complex at Craig Ranch will receive about $25 million worth of renovations as part of what Kowski called one of his “leg- acy projects.” The first phase of the multiyear project will include converting six of the facility’s 13 soccer fields to artifi- cial turf, with at least four more to be converted to turf in the second phase, Kowski said. The implementation of turf will reduce field use interrup- tions due to weather and allow for a higher concentration of games and tournaments to be played at the facil- ity, according to a news release from the city. The project will also add fea- tures, such as play equipment, two new restroom buildings, digital score- boards and more, Kowski said. “[Sports] are magnets for an influx of people. … Sports teams, for example, and leagues that come to the city can utilize these facilities, and of course, spend tax dollars here,” Fuller said. The 65-acre facility, located at 6375 Collin McKinney Parkway, opened in 2005 and is adjacent to other McKinney development projects, including Dis- trict 121. The renovations to the sports
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Sports complex
• A group of sports fields, courts or other facilities • May be found in a larger community park • Could have facilities for one or more sports
The planned renovations at the community park, located at 1405 Wilson Creek Parkway, will include a raised boardwalk system with a treehouse structure, colorful lighting through the walking trails, dedicated food truck lots and an outdoor amphi- theater. Residents will also be able to use fitness courts and equipment, a splash pad, and a new organically inspired play structure. “What has been envisioned for Towne Lake, which is a gateway park to our community … it’s a legacy proj- ect. This is a transformative project for our community,” Fuller said. Previous flooding events at the park have caused damage and erosion to areas of the park that require multi- ple days of cleanup efforts by main- tenance employees, Kowski said. The inspiration for a raised boardwalk system as a solution for withstand- ing flooding events came largely from Frisco’s Granite Park, Kowski said. The renovations were announced as part of a presentation by Kowski at an Oct. 27 McKinney Community Development Corp. meeting and are estimated to cost $4 million to complete, Kowski said. A $340,000 portion of the project was approved by the City Council on Nov. 1, which included improvements on the east side of the park. The approved por- tion of the project includes building
ADDITIONAL PROJECTS
4 Erwin Park Renovating the restrooms and expanding the park | Cost: $1M (estimate) 5 Finch Park New playground pods and a new splash pad | Cost: $3M 6 Gabe Nesbitt Park Four new softball fields, new restrooms and additional parking | Cost: $15M 7 E. A. Randles Park Upgrades to playground, pavilion, trails Cost: $3M (estimate, for Phase 1) 8 Mary Will Craig Park Upgrades to playground, pavilion, trails, skate spot | Cost: $2.7M 9 McKinney Greens Park New park to include playground, trails Cost: $1.7M (estimate) 10 Murphy Park Upgrades to playground, pavilion, sports courts, trail, other (fitness station) Cost: $600,000 11 Old Settler’s Park Upgrades to playground, pavilion,
16 Serenity Park Upgrades to playground, site furnishings
17 W. B. Finney Park Upgrades to playground, pavilion, site furnishings 18 Grady Littlejohn Softball and Baseball Complex at Towne Lake Park A new playground and other site furnishings
climbing boulders, swings Cost: $500,000 (estimate)
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