Southlake council coalesces around closing Fountain Place; staff to return with design that could include full artificial turf

Southlake City Council on March 4 continued a months-long discussion about redesigning Town Hall Park Plaza and largely signaled support for fully closing Fountain Place to create a contiguous lawn and plaza area. Director of Community Services David Miller presented traffic, parking and pedestrian-use data and outlined four options for Fountain Place, and staff said they will return with a detailed design and master construction plan.

The council’s interest centered on Option C, the fully closed-street design that would convert Fountain Place into a continuous plaza with seating, bollards and a new gazebo. “If this is the option chosen, to enhance the character through some different pavers, decorative … you could also do some different things with the bollards,” Director David Miller said during the presentation. Miller told council staff had rechecked traffic and parking numbers and modeling…