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Sports courts top resident wish list for Flower Mound’s Trotter Park
revised designs will be provided in June. At that time, the parks board will review and make a recommendation to Flower Mound Town Council. Another opportunity for public input will be available at the June parks board and town council meetings. What they’re saying Parks Board Chair Teresa Thomason said the town must balance funds with the requests. Parks Board Vice Chair Rick Ken- yon said the town needs more tennis and pickleball courts, the proposed park needs less open space, and it needs to meet the bicycling community’s needs.
Residents at Flower Mound Parks Board’s April 4 meeting saw drawings of two versions of Trotter Park, which would have pickleball and tennis courts, a track and other amenities. In a nutshell Attendees voiced their design preferences and saw drawings created by MHS Planning & Design. These drawings contained feedback gathered through meetings, online surveys and the Jan. 9 public input session. MHS representatives also discussed survey results from the public. Conceptual designs will be modified based on parks board suggestions, officials said. The
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Park preferences Flower Mound residents expressed the need for a wide variety of amenities, town officials said. Five of the most frequently requested amenities were:
Sports courts • Tennis • Pickleball • Soccer, etc.
Natural areas • Native plantings • Wildlife habitats • Educational signage
Hiking trails
Biking Facilities • Mountain bike trails • Pump station, etc.
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SOURCE: TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Argyle OKs parkland project funds
trail, a veterans memorial and, potentially, a seated area, a town news release stated. In December, council approved the purchase of 4.61 acres of park- land on Cook Street for $1 million. Town staff, council and stakehold- ers will meet over the next few months to determine the layout and property uses moving forward with guidance from council.
More than $1 million will be put toward purchasing parkland property on Cook Street. Argyle Town Council in March approved allocating funds from the unappropriated balance of the parkland dedication fund, tree reforestation fund and the general fund to purchase the parkland. The details The property will have a nature
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