Sunnyvale leaders, residents press for faster Jobson Park buildout; Samuel Farm North ownership remains unresolved

Sunnyvale leaders and residents on Monday focused on developing Jobson Park to add practice fields, walking trails and playground space while acknowledging Samuel Farm North remains outside town ownership and therefore not currently buildable.

Consultants from Haff and Associates presented updated master-plan exhibits and cost estimates for Jobson Park, then took public comment. The town asked the consultants to revise the conceptual drawings to reflect community feedback — including an additional baseball diamond, consideration of turf surfaces, timed lighting, perimeter fencing and measures to address parking along Taverner Lane — and return to the council and 4B board with updated cost estimates and a timeline.

The direction matters because Jobson Park is town-owned and can be developed now; Samuel Farm North, by contrast, lies inside Mesquite’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and is not owned by Sunnyvale, limiting immediate options. "Samuel Farm is not owned by the town of Sunnyvale," a town official said during opening remarks, noting prior master-plan language that recommends collaboration with Mesquite and Dallas to explore co-ownership or jurisdictional change.

Why it matters: Residents and youth sports organizers said poor field conditions are limiting practice time, pushing teams…