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Colleyville staff outline 'Texas Tree Trail' behind senior center; council asks for formal proposal
Summary
City parks staff presented a plan Oct. 21 to establish a themed tree installation behind the Colleyville Recreation Center and Senior Center, proposing more than 200 trees, phased irrigation work and an initial CIP allocation; council asked staff to return with a formal proposal and to seek council approval for work or purchases exceeding $50,000.
City parks staff on Oct. 21 presented a design for the Texas Tree Trail, a multi‑phased tree‑planting project on roughly nine acres of open space behind the Colleyville Recreation Center and Senior Center.
The proposal, presented by Lisa Escobedo, director of parks and recreation, and Joe Flynn, the city's beautification supervisor, envisions a half‑mile multiuse trail, themed “tree museum” plantings with more than 200 trees across more than 40 varieties, and interpretive elements. Escobedo said the site includes a World War II memorial, an existing practice backstop and a satellite tower, and lies adjacent to OC Taylor Elementary School and Fire Station 2.
The tree board — an advisory board reconstituted in November 2024 — recommended concentrating plantings in the open space behind the senior center, Escobedo said. The board includes one city‑council member, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem…
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