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Farmers Branch gets Squire Park schematic, $1.1M construction target and summer design timeline
Summary
Parks director Robert Diaz presented a schematic master plan for Squire Park in Valwood Park, saying roughly $1.1 million remains for construction and listing playground, sport court and trail connectivity as priorities; council members asked staff to consider a soccer area in place of pickleball and said staff will return with 60% design this summer.
At the April 7 Farmers Branch City Council study session, Parks and Recreation Director Robert Diaz updated the council on the Squire Park schematic plan for the 1.43-acre site in the Valwood Park neighborhood and outlined budget priorities and next steps.
Diaz told the council the project was born from prior outreach and that the city has about $1.3 million in the park budget with roughly $1.1 million remaining for construction after design and survey costs. “We have 1.3…
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