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Parks board updates: Japanese garden finished, Forestry Creek paths await floodplain permit; John Barnard Park ahead of schedule
Summary
City parks staff reported completion of the Japanese garden restoration, path work on Forestry Creek delayed pending a floodplain permit, John Barnard Park construction underway and ahead of schedule, Lone Oak Park under contract, Furvilla Trail deferred to FY 2026 and pickleball courts cost estimates rose, prompting a state grant application.
Jennifer Ward, parks project coordinator for the City of Dallas, told the Parks Board that the Japanese garden restoration is complete and donor plaques have been installed near the bridge.
The project update placed the Forestry Creek path construction as a capital project with grant funding, but Ward said the city must obtain a floodplain permit under revised FEMA floodplain rules effective Dec. 1, which has extended the permitting timeline. Ward said she still expects the paths to be constructed this fiscal year and that construction should occur later this spring.
Ward reported that work is underway at John Barnard Park. Contractors have installed a perimeter fence and excavated the base for the basketball court; she said the project now looks likely to finish in summer rather than fall. Lone Oak Park is in early construction with…
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