A $15 MILLION CHOICE Flower Mound Town Council is asking voters to approve a $15 million bond to construct a new tennis center.
SEASONAL SURVEY
Residents were asked in a feasibility survey which times of year they would visit the new tennis center.
88%
SPRING
CROSS TIMBERS RD.
69%
SUMMER
85%
FALL
67%
WINTER
0% 20%
40% 60% 80% 100%
Percentage of voters
FREQUENCY OF TRIPS BY RESIDENTS Surveyed residents answered how often they would visit center.
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36% 2-3 times per week
20% 4 or more times per week 16% 1 time per week
The new tennis and pickleball center, consisting of 16 tennis courts and 12 pickleball courts, would be constructed at Trotter Park o of Cross Timbers Road. (Courtesy Town of Flower Mound)
THE NEW TENNIS CENTER The center will have tennis and pickleball courts.
3% less than 1 time per month
12% Would not go
16 lighted tennis courts 12 lighted pickleball courts 1 clubhouse with restrooms
4% 1 time per month
8% 2-3 times per month
FLOWER MOUND RD.
N
SOURCE: TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND/COMMUNITY IMPACT NOTE: TOTAL MAY NOT ADD UP TO 100% DUE TO ROUNDING
town voters ultimately choose not to pass Proposition A and the tennis cen- ter on May 6. “Flower Mound Town Council, staff and our consultant have done a lot of work preparing information on what a potential tennis center could look like, how it would be funded and operated, and where it would be located,” Flower Mound Mayor Derek France said. “Now, it’s up to the residents of Flower Mound to decide whether or not this is an amenity they want to fund.” Taking stock An agenda item for an April 2022
workshop said Flower Mound has “fallen short on the recommended level of service for public tennis courts for many years, with only five public courts for 80,000 residents.” Construction of the new center would aim to address that, offi- cials said. The new center’s design, according to documents presented in the feasibility study and noted in an official rendering, would include 16 lighted tennis courts, a clubhouse with restrooms, walking trails, a playground and parking. It will also include 12 lighted pickleball courts to address the game’s rise in
popularity throughout the county. “We’ve had a lot of interest in this from residents who want to play ten- nis and pickleball in Flower Mound,” Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Ann Martin said. “I don’t know if [getting this] is going to be a battle, but it’s going to take work to get the word out for it to pass. And even if it isn’t approved, we’ll still need more tennis courts in Flower Mound.” Residents will be on the hook for parts of the project. If repayment is issued equally between funds, the projected increase in property tax would be
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Childers said the election gives resi- dents a “unique opportunity” to vote on whether the town should borrow money to construct the center. “For years, the town has heard requests from community members for a tennis center or for additional tennis courts, and now all registered voters in Flower Mound get to decide whether or not this is a project we should pursue,” he said. “Staff will be here to support whatever decision is ultimately made.” No decisions have been made for if
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