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BY KATY MCAFEE
A new splash pad, skate park and festival space originally slated to open at San Gabriel Park in May will be delayed until later this summer, Georgetown Parks and Recreation Director Kimberly Garrett told Community Impact . The new amenities are part of the park’s third improvement phase, which also included adding new restrooms, shade canopies and a 255-space parking lot—all of which have been completed. Garrett said the delay on the splash pad, skate park and festival space are due to inclement weather and time needed to prepare for the 2024 Two Step Inn Festival. The skate park and splash pad are expected to be open for public use by early July, and the new festival space will be completed by August after crews reseed the land and level it out for proper drainage, Garrett said. The new festival space will host the Rotary Club’s Field of Honor event this November, with plans to welcome more events and festivals in the coming years, Garrett said. The big picture Georgetown’s Parks and Recreation Department has been making improvements to San Gabriel Park over three phases that were funded through the 2008 bond. Over the past 16 years, the 175-acre park has been transformed to include a disc golf course; playgrounds; a spring habitat; a sunken garden; accessible trails for walking, biking and hiking; and more improvements. San Gabriel Park projects delayed
SAN GABRIEL PARK
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San Gabriel Park is located at 445 E. Morrow St., Georgetown.
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KATY MCAFEE COMMUNITY IMPACT
San Gabriel Park improvement phases
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
• New playground with sensory walk • New signage • Restored spring habitat • Intersection realignment • Restrooms and pavilions • New trails
• New basketball court • Disc golf course restrooms • Two new playgrounds • Pavilions • Two spring restorations • Trail improvements
Potential: • New sports ields • Parking • Restrooms
• Creation of festival space • New concrete skate park • New splash pad • New restrooms • 255-space parking lot
Amenities
Timeline March 2017- Sept. 2018 Sept. 2018- Oct. 2019
May 2023- Aug. 2024
Unknown
Cost
$2.5 million
$4.2 million
$7.5 million
Unknown
Funding Source
2008 bond
2008 bond
2008 bond
Future bond
SOURCE: CITY OF GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY IMPACT
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What’s next The city plans do to one more phase of park improvements in the coming years, but the funding source and details remain uncertain. The department decided to scrap a food truck area originally planned for Phase 4 as it would negatively impact the environment, Garrett said. The department also decided to remove replacing a low water bridge that runs across the San Gabriel
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