Frisco | February 2026

Government

BY JENNA STEPHENSON

Grand Park to break ground as Exide cleanup continues

After two decades of planning, construction crews are set to break ground on Grand Park in 2026. A ceremony is planned for the week of April 13, Play Frisco Director Shannon Coates said at a Jan. 15 City Council work session. The details Grand Park will be 1,011-acres along the Dallas North Tollway. It will be built in phases: • Civic Park: community gathering spaces centered around Arrowhead Pond • Adventure Play: a children’s section with tree houses, playgrounds and a picnic area • Sports Park: facilities for baseball, pickleball, tennis, soccer, basketball and more • Botanic Garden and Nature Area: gardens featuring a labyrinth and water feature Civic Park construction is set to begin this year. It will include an amphitheater and pond.

How it’s going Voters approved funding for Grand Park in a 2006 bond election but construction has been delayed by cleanup eorts around Exide Technologies. The old treatment plant on the Exide site is gone, and contaminated soil in the former North Landll has been removed, Frisco Engineering Services Director Jason Brodigan said. When the city of Frisco bought the land around the Exide site, $25 million was placed in a trust for cleanup costs, Frisco Chief Financial Ocer Derrick Cotten explained. The city contributed an additional $14 million to the fund, for a total of $39 million. At the Jan. 15 work session, Cotten said the original $39 million budget will not be enough, which he expects to increase by roughly $20 million. There should be enough currently to continue clean up eorts through 2027, when ocials can ask for state funding again.

Civic Park, the rst phase of construction at Grand Park, will include a pond big enough for water sports.

Civic Park - Phase 1

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Botanic Garden and Nature Area - Phase 3

Adventure Play - Phase 2 Sports Park - Phase 3

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