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Bond advisory panel reviews $80 million parks-and-facilities package and a proposed new animal shelter
Summary
City staff and WSB consultants presented five park projects, a citywide trails package and a proposed new animal shelter totaling roughly $80 million in proposed bond asks; the advisory panel discussed design, access, land acquisition and scoring but took no votes.
Flugerville’s bond advisory committee met to hear staff and consultant presentations on a proposed 2026 bond package that would fund five park projects, a citywide trails program and a new animal shelter.
WSB consultant Angela Points, Jay Kennedy and city staff outlined an $80 million slate that the committee will evaluate and rank for a later recommendation to city council. "We are talking about five park projects and one facility project and the value of those tonight totals up to about 80 million," staff told the committee during the opening presentation.
The park proposals included: • Destination Play Space (BS Park, phase 2): a large, all-abilities playground adjacent to the downtown trail corridor with a staff budget estimate of $12.8 million; staff said the land is owned and the ask covers design and construction. • 1849 Park (phase 3): a master-plan completion with sports fields, a miracle-league field, trails and passive/nature areas; staff estimated $25.5 million and said the project is well defined and land is in hand. • Reunion Park: a proposed roughly 2-acre neighborhood park to honor a historic predominantly African‑American neighborhood; staff proposed $5 million for design and construction but said land acquisition would be separate.
Staff also proposed a $7 million land‑acquisition fund to buy park parcels and trail easements as opportunities appear and a $10 million citywide trail improvements line to fill prioritized gaps from the city’s mobility and trails plans.
Committee members pressed presenters on schedule, design and traffic impacts. Staff told the panel design for major parks could take 12–18 months and that the committee would have public‑engagement opportunities on final designs. On access, presenters said vehicular parking would be provided from nearby roads and that several projects intentionally link to the downtown trail corridor.
The only facility project presented was a proposed new animal shelter near the new recreation center site. Rhonda McClendon, who oversees animal services, described the current shelter as a repurposed fleet garage that floods, is noisy, and does not meet modern animal-holding standards. She warned the committee the shelter is operating beyond its intended capacity and said the city has not euthanized for space in 14 years but is "critically close." The proposed facility budget is about $20 million, presented as demolition and ground‑up replacement of the current building with expanded, modern kennels and public-access space.
No formal motions or votes were taken. Instead, the committee used an anonymous Menti exercise to score each project across four criteria — strategic alignment, feasibility/confidence, community benefit and equity/safety — and staff said they will use the scores and notes to produce a prioritized package to recommend to council. Staff also said council has the final authority to set the bond propositions and the committee’s role is advisory.
Next steps: staff will compile the committee’s scores and comments and return with transportation and downtown project presentations at the next meeting on March 23. Council will make final decisions about which projects, if any, proceed as ballot propositions for a November election.
