Angleton kicks off design for Abigail Arias Park; splash pad and playground emerge as top priorities

City of Angleton Parks and Recreation staff and the design team presented preliminary programming and phasing for Abigail Arias Park at a board meeting, asking members to prioritize features for a roughly six-acre site on the city’s south side.

Megan, Parks and Recreation staff, told the board the city has submitted a grant to Texas Parks and Wildlife and that the Parks and Wildlife commission is scheduled to consider the recommendation on Jan. 23; if approved, the grant would add about $750,000 toward the project. Megan also said the city previously issued ABLC debt of $2,000,000 for the park and that design fees and surveys will come from that allocation.

The presentation was led by Claudia Walker, project landscape architect and project manager with Brady Consultants, who said the consultants will deliver a concept site plan, three-dimensional renderings for fundraising and marketing, and phased design work tied to cost estimates. "We will also be doing some three-dimensional renderings for the marketing video," Walker said during the meeting.

Why it matters: South-side park equity has been an identified need in Angleton’s…