Georgetown Edition | May 2025

Development

BY ANNA MANESS

Ocials consider $79M San Gabriel Park renovation San Gabriel Park is in its fourth and nal phase of renovations, which will primarily repurpose several athletic elds in the northeast corner of the park. In a nutshell of Landscape Architecture Chad Davis at an April 8 City Council meeting.

$20M Garey Park upgrades underway Changes are coming to Garey Park by spring 2026 after ocials broke ground on $20 million Phase 2 improvements March 6. The big picture Parks & Recreation Director Kimberly Gar- rett said improvements include removing second growth cedars and constructing: • Three group cabins • An amphitheater

Council members weighed the pros and cons of installing natural grass or synthetic turf on some or all of the park’s soccer and baseball elds. Looking ahead The nal Phase 4 Master Plan will include options discussed at the meeting, City Manager David Morgan said.

Depending on a construction start date and nal council decisions, estimates show Phase 4 could cost anywhere from $45.32 million-$79.24 million, according to a presentation from Parkhill Director

San Gabriel Park Phase 4 construction cost estimates 2026-30 Choosing synthetic turf over natural grass will bump up the cost to construct Phase 4 renovations. Due to ination, costs will also increase over the next ve years.

Grass

Turf

• A Jack Garey memorial pavilion • A skate ranch with a pump track • Mountain bike trails

$79.24M

$61.8M

$58.11M

$45.32M

• An expanded Play Ranch • An 18-hole disc golf course • A retreat pavilion • An expanded Garey House event center

Spring 2030

Spring 2026

Spring 2030

Construction start date

SOURCE: PARKHILLCOMMUNITY IMPACT

Southwestern University $1M closer to sports complex

after them, according to a news release. The new sports complex’s stadium will bring football back to SU’s campus for the rst time since 1950. Put in perspective To date, a total of $4 million has been raised for the construction of the new facility, which will begin once the full $9.2 million is secured, per the release.

Georgetown’s Southwestern University is closer to reaching its funding goal for a new $9.2 million sports complex after two alumni pledged a $1 million gift to the university. What happened After couple Kevin and Elizabeth Dice pledged their donation to the complex, university ocials decided to name the future eld at the complex

The multipurpose complex will include a grandstand, press box, synthetic turf and more.

RENDERING COURTESY SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

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