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Peters Colony Memorial Park in Flower Mound in design phase
Highland Village targets boat ramp improvements
LEWISVILLE LAKE
ORCHID HILL LN.
PILOT KNOLL PARK
BY DON MUNSCH
PETERS COLONY FEATURES
BY DON MUNSCH
FLOWER MOUND Peters Colony Memorial Park will give residents another place to relax, with enhanced trails and children’s areas, among other amenities. Slated to open late next year, the park is in the design stage now, with the design about 95% complete, Parks and Recreation Director Chuck Jennings said. The town works with architecture firm Mesa to design the park, and Mesa subcontracts with firm f2ds in Austin. Jennings said he expects to have the park out to bid by mid- to late summer, and con- struction would start in the late fall. The project should take no longer than a year to finish construction. The total amount to develop the 3.3-acre park is $2.96 million, with the city receiving a $750,000 grant from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department for the project. The
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HIGHLAND VILLAGE City leaders want to improve the boat ramp access at Pilot Knoll Park and will seek grant funding to do so, but it may be a few years before the project comes to fruition. The Highland Village City Council at the April 11 meeting decided to apply for a Texas Parks and Wildlife grant that would help enhance the boat ramp at Pilot Knoll Park. Parks and Recreation Director Phil Lozano told council the city has a “pretty good” chance of getting approved for the grant. The city has four years to complete the project, Lozano said, and up to three years of work prior to the award date that it is eligible for reimbursement— which includes the grant writer’s cost and any architect fees com- pleted leading up the grant.
rest is covered by the tax increment reinvestment zones, Jennings said. “It’s called a speciality park—that’s the kind of category it fits in,” he said. “It’s not going to be like your typical neighborhood park where you’ve got a basketball pad and a big huge playground.” SOURCE: TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND/ COMMUNITY IMPACT memorialize people, such as veterans and first responders Once construction is complete, Peters Colony Memorial Park in Flower Mound will include several amenities. • A soft-surface trail • Signage • A nature-themed children’s area • Landscaping • Artwork • Legacy monuments to
Any matching funds are in the 2021 bond issue, Lozano said. In his presentation to council, Lozano said the TPWD Recreational Boating Access Grant Program assists local government agencies in developing boating access through- out the state. The program provides 75% match grants on a reimburse- ment based on eligible applications. The city will be responsible for 25% of the project’s total cost, according to city officials. The matching maximum amount is $250,000 for planning—which Lozano said the city does not antic- ipate using—and up to $1 million for construction. This grant would help fund Phase 1 of the redevelopment project, Lozano said.
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