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Resident asks Highland Village to expand Pilot Knolls Park senior and half‑year access; council requests reports on DCTA, trees and department budgets
Summary
A Denton resident asked the council to consider nonresident senior pricing and half‑year passes for Pilot Knolls Park. Councilmembers also requested future agenda reports including a monthly DCTA summary, a more robust tree ordinance and department-by-department budget updates.
Jennifer Lane, a Denton resident who said she uses Pilot Knolls Park, told the Highland Village City Council on April 8 that she would like the council to consider extending senior pricing to nonresidents and adding a half‑year pass option for frequent visitors.
Lane said she is 70 and that she and her husband use the park for paddle‑surfing and organized cleanups. She told the council the current pricing structure offers resident discounts but no senior accommodation for nonresidents and that carrying paddle boards onto the property makes using walking access impractical. Lane asked the council to consider either offering a senior rate to nonresidents or creating a half‑year pass; she said she would follow up by email with staff.
Councilmembers also used the meeting to request several future reports. A councilmember asked that the first meeting of every month include a summary from Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DCTA) covering the previous month’s activities, citing conflicting briefings from the transit authority’s leadership and a desire to provide clearer information to residents. Another request sought a “robust” tree ordinance citing a lack of current consequences for tree removal. Councilmembers further requested staggered departmental updates on the status of budget items approved in the recent budget amendment, and a comprehensive, project‑level update on Pilot Knolls Park including expenditures to date and progress on each listed project.
The requests were raised during the council’s items-of-community-interest and future-agenda portions of the meeting; none of the future reports or ordinance changes were adopted at the April 8 meeting and will require separate staff reports or agenda items before any policy changes. Councilmember Paul (referenced in the discussion) was noted as attempting to provide the Pilot Knolls update in the near future.
No vote was taken on Lane’s request during the meeting; city staff told her walking access is free but that bringing paddleboards requires entry, and the council suggested she follow up by email so staff can provide more detail or place the issue on a future agenda.
