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Mercer Park plan tabled for refined playground options and cost analysis

Farmers Branch Parks & Recreation Board · March 19, 2026
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Summary

Board reviewed Mercer Park construction-level drawings showing courts, playground, and paths, probed high-cost items (lighting, courts) and contingency, and voted to table action so staff can return with additional playground options and narrower budgets.

The board reviewed Mercer Park’s more-developed construction documents and pricing estimates, including three pickleball courts, a tennis court, playground areas, pavilion and trail connections. Staff said the construction-level package incorporated survey, engineering and soil testing and represented what could actually be built on the site.

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