BY JACQUELYN BURRER
How we got here
Sept. 23 Change order No. 4 tabled for additional construction costs; total: $21.73 million Oct. 14 Change order No. 4 approved for additional construction costs; total: $22.23 million Feb. 10 Change order No. 5 approved for a water well and
July 22 Change order No. 3 approved for multipurpose field lighting; total: $21.73 million
Jan. 14 Change order No. 2 approved for tennis courts; total: $19.79 million
Dec. 10 Change order No. 1 approved for trails and irrigation; total: $19.26 million
May 28 Guaranteed maximum price contract No. 2 approved for baseball complex, multipurpose fields, pickleball courts, playground, restroom and parking; total: $17.91 million
submersible pumps; total: $25.96 million
Feb. 22 Groundbreaking ceremony held
January Construction begins
Nov. 3 Prosper voters approve $30 million in park funding, including funding designated for Raymond Community Park
Dec. 12 Guaranteed maximum price contract No. 1 approved for site work; total: $8.54 million
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What it means
Looking ahead
Prosper officials recently approved raising several park fees and fines, which Baker said will help pay for operating and maintenance costs at Raymond Community Park and other town parks. Baker said future park expansion will likely require a new bond program and alternative funding strategies. “That’s it for now,” Baker said. “We know the athletic fields will be overrun again. We are so far behind on the number of athletic fields needed.”
outpace supply. “We’ve been fortunate in that our parks depart- ment has the same goal we have, and that’s to provide every kid that wants one an opportunity to play one of these youth sports,” Patrick said. Patrick said PASO has only played at Frontier Park since it opened in 2010, making Raymond their second local facility for the organization to use. Patrick added that he expects Raymond Community Park will help meet PASO’s growing demands.
Town officials said the hope is that the park will become a premier east-side destination, increasing the overall supply of park space available to Pros- per residents. According to data from the Trust for Public Land, 46% of Prosper residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park. “This is an area of town that really needed some additional parkland,” Baker said. Patrick said Prosper soccer players and families are excited for Raymond Community Park to open as the town’s field demand continues to
Prosper’s parks access Priority areas for new parks Moderate Very high
Park with public access
10-min. walk service area
Dates to know
Frontier Park
Jan. 7: tennis and pickleball courts opened Feb. 24: ribbon-cutting ceremony, trails and playground open Late spring/early summer: athletic complex, including multipurpose fields and baseball fields, opens
Raymond Community Park
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