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City combines newly acquired school property into Northeast Lions Park, will retire High Meadows Park name

Norman Board of Park Commissioners · December 5, 2025
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Summary

Following a council-approved land swap with Norman Public Schools, parks staff proposed combining a gap parcel into Northeast Lions Park, moving a vandalized playground to a more visible location and retiring the High Meadows Park name; the board approved the consolidation and sign changes.

The Board of Park Commissioners on Dec. 4 approved staff’s recommendation to combine a recently acquired square of land with the existing Northeast Lions Park and to retire the High Meadows Park name.

James Briggs, park development manager, explained that a land swap approved by the city council transferred a roughly 3.23-acre square east of Eisenhower School to the city; that square fills a gap between what has functionally served as High Meadows Park and Northeast…

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