Round Rock Edition | April 2023

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PROPOSITION A: $230 MILLION

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PARKS & RECREATION

79 3 Construction of a new Parks and Recre- ation Department administration oce 4 Construction of a new recreation center 5 Expansion of the Rock’N River Water Park that will include a new lazy river 6 Construction of a new 400-meter track with a synthetic turf eld 7 Construction of two new 25-yard natural grass training elds 8 Construction of a new multiuse parking lot along Kenney Fort Boulevard 1 Expansion of the Multipurpose Complex 2 Construction of a new multiuse parking lot for eld, track and lake-view pavilion events OLD SETTLERS IMPROVEMENTS Improvements to Old Settlers Park take up a large percentage of the overall bond package at $147 million. Improvements within this portion of the bond include:

ROUND ROCK MULTIPURPOSE COMPLEX

Proposition A of the $274 million bond package will add new recreational facilities and expand on others. Funding for the $230 million Prop A breaks down as follows:

Old Settlers Park improvements: $147 million Improvements to other parks and trails, citywide infrastructure: $43 million Round Rock Sports Center expansion: $20 million Clay Madsen Recreation Center expansion: $20 million

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• Locker room remodel • Wall repairs and repainting • Lobby remodel • Racquetball court improvements ROUND ROCK SPORTS CENTER An expansion of this facility will cost about $20 million and include two new basketball courts that can be repurposed.

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CLAY MADSEN RECREATION CENTER

• Wastewater upgrades • Heating, ventilation and air conditioning upgrades • Electrical improvements

• Auxiliary gym: 8,000 sq. ft. • Weight room expansion: 3,000 sq. ft. • Multipurpose room: 3,000 sq. ft. • Pool-area upgrade

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Should Proposition A pass, ameni- ties within Old Settlers that include the Multipurpose Complex, Lakeview Pavilion and the Rock’N River Water Park would see some upgrades. Despite the high level of invest- ment, not all residents are on board. The $60 million proposed for the expansion of the Multipurpose Com- plex that is tied to the relocation of the city’s 12 tennis courts in the park has sparked concerns for some park users. Colette Bellville, board president of the Round Rock Tennis Association, said she has asked the city to either

residents,” Flores said. “I think it’s a bond package for all. It’s for quality-of-life issues and safety issues.” Recreational upgrades Improvements to Old Settlers Park account for just over half of the bond and a majority of the rst proposition, according to city documents. Of the $230 million proposed for amenities improvements via Proposi- tion A, $147 million would apply to Old Settlers Park, and $83 million would go toward improvements to other facili- ties throughout the city.

reconsider the relocation or expand the number of tennis courts in the bond. The bond includes a proposal to relocate the existing tennis courts near Kenney Fort Boulevard. Bellville said the city resurfaced the existing courts in 2020, and she would rather see four courts added to either the ten- nis facilities or to the relocated ones. Association members were under the impression that this was the original plan for the courts, she said. Some of the projects outlined in the bond package will be carried out as written, but others such as the

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Proposition A, which would designate $230 million to improve city parks, facilities and trails, and Proposition B, which would allocate $44 million to the city’s Public Safety Training Center and two new re stations. Rene Flores, Place 2 Council Member and Mayor Pro Tem, February 9 stated his satisfaction with the communi- cation of the bond package to voters before voting to call the election. “Certainly I am comfortable with what’s being put out there to the

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