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Scurry County discusses expansion of park trails, plans summer grand opening
Summary
County staff described plans to add roughly 7.5 miles of new trail—bringing the system to about 12–13 miles—outlined construction steps, an online public vote on an entrance design and a planned July 5 grand opening.
County staff described plans to expand a Scurry County park trail system, saying a contractor marked about 7.5 miles of new route this month and that the finished network will approach 12 to 13 miles.
County staff said the contractor, currently based in Midland after two years in Bentonville, Arkansas, is expected to begin work in February. Staff said preparatory work will include tree removal, grading, watering and rolling the trail base, and that a few rocky sections on the park’s south end will need additional material to smooth the route.
Staff emphasized the trail will be roughly 12 feet wide with about 5 to 6 feet set back from the bench line around the route. A two-week online public vote on four proposed entrance designs will run on SurveyMonkey; staff said the chosen design will be installed after the new trail segments are finished. Officials also plan to remove barbed wire at the main entrance to make the site more inviting.
The county gave a target date of July 5 for a grand-opening event. No formal funding amounts or contract awards were announced during the discussion.
The discussion was informational: there was no recorded motion or formal vote about the trail work in the transcript. Staff said they will coordinate grading and will bring crews to the site to mark and prepare trail segments in the coming weeks.
