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Haslet EDC debates concrete vs. asphalt for Nance Field parking while preserving playground funding plan
Summary
The Haslet Community and Economic Development Corporation discussed funding to replace playground equipment at Haslet Community Park and Nance Field and debated surfacing the Nance Field parking lot with concrete or asphalt. The board took no final action and will send the resolutions to city council for direction and a 60-day public notice period.
The Haslet Community and Economic Development Corporation on Nov. 19 discussed a package of projects to replace playground equipment at Haslet Community Park and Nance Field and whether to surface the Nance Field parking lot with concrete or asphalt. Board members agreed to forward the resolutions to the city council for consideration and a 60-day public-notice period rather than approve immediate spending.
Board member Leah, who attended a national playground conference, said the budget appears adequate and that the catalogs and options she and staff gathered make a stronger playground outcome likely. "Budget looks like it's gonna be spot on," Leah said after describing equipment and surfacing options she reviewed at the show.
City staff presented options for the Nance Field parking surface. Mr. Swanky said permanent concrete would be significantly more expensive and could require irrigation and retaining walls; by contrast, he recommended asphalt as a temporary but reusable option. "If we put concrete, it's a little bit harder to chop it up and move it after it's already paved," Mr. Swanky said, arguing that asphalt "isn't money just down the drain" because it can be milled and reused in a later permanent design. He also reported an asphalt segment quote of $58,000 for one portion of the work and an additional roughly $120,000 the engineer estimated would be needed to address the rest of the temporary surface and drainage.
The board debated timing: members worried about spending roughly $200,000 for a short-lived fix if the city moves forward quickly with a parks master plan that could relocate the playground or change parking configuration. Mr. Swanky said a master parks plan was likely but could take months to a year to complete, and recommended considering asphalt now as a salvageable interim surface and reserving concrete for a final solution once the master plan is complete.
Because the resolutions are council-driven, the HCEDC agreed to place the resolutions on the December city council agenda and to wait for council direction before releasing funds. The council's agenda item will trigger a 60-day public notice period before the project could move into implementation, placing final actionable work in early 2026 if there are no objections.
Next steps: the board will forward the resolutions to city council for December consideration, and staff will revise the council staff report to reflect that the HCEDC discussed considering asphalt as an option rather than mandating concrete. The board took no binding financial action at the Nov. 19 meeting.
