Wylie parks staff report progress on Founders Field, Brown House, pickleball courts and splash pads

At its April 14 meeting, the Wylie Parks and Recreation Board heard staff updates on multiple park projects, including renovations at Founders Field, exterior repairs at the Brown House, surfacing and future shading of six pickleball courts, and final work on two splash pads with a planned grand opening on May 10.

The updates matter because they affect public recreational facilities used by athletes, families and senior residents across the city and include infrastructure work that must be completed before the summer season.

Brent, a Parks and Recreation staff member, said the current Founders Field renovation is focused first on drainage and grading work. "They're basically, what they've done so far is they've taken the first top level of the topsoil out. All of that is eventually gonna be replaced," Brent said. He told the board crews will finish grading, install…