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Rockwall parks staff detail playground upgrades, dock repairs and master plans for Alma Williams and Klutz Farm
Summary
Parks staff outlined budgeted work including Kids Zone playground upgrades, a planned 650‑foot wave attenuator to protect harbor docks after insurance limits were noted, Fox Chase and Harry Myers renovations, and 6–8 month master plans for Alma Williams Park and the newly acquired Klutz Farm.
Parks staff told the Rockwall City Park Board on Dec. 9 that multiple capital projects funded in the current budget will move forward in the coming months, including playground upgrades, docking repairs and master planning for two larger parks.
"We're adding shade structures over the zipline," said a parks staff member (Speaker 5), describing Kids Zone improvements that also include replacement of artificial turf under the zip line, colored "racing lanes" in the turf, and hopscotch inlays. Staff said the playground, installed three years ago, draws heavy daily use and that a warranty evaluation for the surface's UV damage may result in a free turf replacement.
On waterfront repairs, staff said bids will be solicited to repair an outlying dock finger destroyed by wave action and that the city…
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