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Crowley ISD board approves $1.356 million payment to Fort Worth for Reisinger Road improvements tied to indoor track project
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The Crowley ISD board on Wednesday approved a $1,356,127.50 contribution to the city of Fort Worth to fund design work and initial construction improvements on West Reisinger Road between Crowley Road and Hemphill Road.
The Crowley ISD board on Wednesday approved a $1,356,127.50 contribution to the city of Fort Worth to fund design work and initial construction improvements on West Reisinger Road between Crowley Road and Hemphill Road. The payment, required by the city as part of traffic mitigation tied to the district’s indoor track and associated projects, will be paid from the district’s 2023 bond funds, Chief Financial Officer Dwayne Fisher told the board.
“This will be the bond funds from 2023 bond funds,” Fisher said, describing the work as construction paving, storm drainage and streetlight improvements shown in a diagram included in the board packet.
Trustees approved the payment by unanimous vote. Dr. Latanya Woodson Mayfield moved to approve the agreement; First Vice President Gary Gracia seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
District project manager Dustin Reeves told trustees the construction schedule: the outdoor facility is slated to open in fall 2026 and the indoor facility in spring 2027. Reeves said guaranteed maximum price (GMP) negotiations are set to finalize in May and June, after which grading and ground work will begin.
Several trustees asked about cost sharing with nearby developers and the city. Fisher and Superintendent Michael McFarland said the district has been negotiating with Fort Worth and that much of the broader Reisinger expansion is part of a longer-range municipal plan; the district’s contribution is intended to accelerate design and allow the city to move forward ahead of the city’s own bond timeline. Trustees also sought — and staff said they will continue — discussions about other partnership or reimbursement opportunities tied to future city funding or bond measures.
Board President June W. Davis called the decision difficult but necessary to keep the district’s construction timeline on track. The motion as presented in the meeting record was: “Approve the contribution of $1,356,127.50 for the future improvements agreement that the city of Fort Worth has presented.”
Funding source: 2023 bond funds, per Fisher. Scope: design and construction paving, storm drainage and streetlight improvements along West Reisinger Road from Crowley Road east to Hemphill Road. Outcome: approved unanimously.
