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Parks staff recommends engineered replacement or trees for Doubletree Ranch shade after repeated vandalism

Highland Village Community Development Corporation · October 24, 2025
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Summary

Parks staff presented three replacement options for the damaged shading feature at Doubletree Ranch and advised against unengineered retrofits due to safety and warranty concerns.

Brian Norton, assistant director of parks and trails operations and projects, told the board the existing chessboard-style shade fabric had sagged and been repeatedly vandalized and that staff removed it. Norton said staff replaced the fabric in 2023 at a cost of about $12,000 and the replacement was already damaged again.

Norton presented three primary options for replacement: a single 4-post engineered shade (photo…

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