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Parks board outlines bond-funded projects, pushes turf field and tennis court priorities
Summary
At a Flower Mound work session Parks Board Chair Teresa Thomason reviewed completed and planned park projects funded by the recent bond and asked council to prioritize a turf multiuse field and additional tennis courts as construction and design phase work advances.
Teresa Thomason, chair of the Flower Mound Parks Board, told the Town Council during a May work session that the board will support design and construction work on several bond-funded parks projects and asked the town to prioritize a turf multipurpose field and tennis courts.
The Parks Board, Thomason said, has seven regular members and three alternates who advise the council on park policy, master plans and park naming. “We are here to give you a parks board update,” Thomason said, noting the board’s role in reviewing standards of care for camps, park regulations, sports contracts and rentals.
Thomason listed recent approvals that the board had recommended to council, including the Samuel G. Tate Athletic Complex and Douglas A. Brown Veterans Plaza, and referenced ongoing projects coming from the 2017 Parks & Recreation master plan and the 2022 Trails and Bikeway plan. CIP work under way or recently completed includes improvements at Jarrell Park and Wilkerson Park (sport lighting), playground replacements at Rustic Timbers and North Shore Parks, and Spring Lake Park improvements. The board is engaged in master planning for Leonard and Helen Johns Community Park and providing input on Charter Park and Post Oak Park designs.
Thomason and other board members highlighted the April bond; council members told the Parks Board the bond passed overwhelmingly. At least one council member pressed the board to prioritize the turf field that was proposed in the bond package, asking whether the contract issues could be resolved so the field could be advanced “to the front of the line.” Thomason responded that the turf field is “a top priority” and noted it will benefit multiple sports, including tackle football, lacrosse and soccer.
Council and board members also discussed tennis court supply. Thomason said the board expects to address tennis needs in upcoming designs, and that one presenter believed an eight-court level of support had been set; the board noted additional courts will be needed as the population grows. The board confirmed dedicated pickleball spaces and dedicated tennis facilities are planned as part of upcoming park designs.
Looking ahead, the Parks Board listed key initiatives: complete the Leonard and Helen Johns Community Park master plan, assist with design of the CHC expansion and renovation, provide park-naming recommendations for newly acquired land (Wyvern and Oak Ridge developments), support ribbon-cutting for Peters Colony Memorial Park and the Trotter Park groundbreaking, and advise on playground replacements and the 2025 bond projects.
The board closed by thanking staff for project support and offered to answer questions; council members congratulated the Parks Board on public trust reflected in the bond results.
