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Farmers Branch parks staff report progress on John Burke restroom, Venue 1842 and other projects
Summary
Parks staff told the Farmers Branch Parks & Recreation Board that the John Burke restroom is expected to be finished next month, Venue 1842 is on track for spring 2024, the Branch connection bids opened, Mercer and Squire parks remain on hold pending developer progress or funding, and a new multi-sport facility broke ground.
Unidentified Speaker 2, identified in the meeting transcript as Parks & Recreation staff, told the board that construction and renovation projects across Farmers Branch are moving forward at differing paces.
"They estimated completion of the...restroom will hopefully be done, next month," Unidentified Speaker 2 said about work at John Burke Park and cautioned the schedule depends on weather. The board was told Venue 1842, the event center at the Historical Park, is progressing quickly and has an "estimated completion date [in] spring 2024," with branding and reservations already being finalized.
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