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Council authorizes $312,570 Texas Parks & Wildlife recreational‑trails grant application for Ted B. Reid Park
Summary
Council approved a resolution to authorize the city's application to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for a recreational trails grant to widen and surface the walking trail at Ted B. Reid Park; the city would provide a 20% local match of $62,514 if awarded.
Victoria City Council on Jan. 7 authorized the city manager to apply for a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Recreational Trails Program grant to improve the trail at Ted B. Reid Park.
City staff described the proposed project as widening and surfacing the existing crushed‑granite walking trail — which at present is narrow in places and less than the 10‑foot width required for multi‑use trails — and adding an approximately 5‑foot sidewalk along the park front to connect nearby neighborhoods and the adjacent Fire Station No. 4. The total construction estimate presented was $312,570; the city’s required local match was listed at 20%, or $62,514.
Miss Connolly, who coordinated the grant work between Parks and Engineering, told council the park is about 10 acres and the current loop trail is roughly 0.30 miles; the proposal would concrete over the existing trail to make it wider and safer for multi‑use. “The proposal is, basically, we're just going to concrete over the existing trail and make it wider,” Miss Connolly said, adding the plan would also improve ADA accessibility and create a safer multi‑use loop.
Staff noted the improvement would add to the city's inventory of multi‑use recreational trails — currently concentrated at Riverside Park and Lone Tree Hike & Bike Trail — and is consistent with recommendations in the city parks master plan and citizen survey feedback emphasizing trail and sidewalk connectivity.
A council member moved to approve the resolution authorizing the grant application; the motion carried on voice vote. If the grant is awarded, staff said the city would be responsible for the 20% match and for administering construction and ADA compliance.
Staff also previewed several other parks projects and grant efforts, including planned CDBG‑funded lighting and sidewalk upgrades at multiple neighborhood parks and future TPWD grant applications for Riverside Park trail segments and other park improvements.
