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County and consultants lay out master plan, timeline for Duhasick Park
Summary
County commissioner and KCI consultants presented a master plan for Duhasick Park that emphasizes preserving mature trees and adds active features including cricket fields, disc golf and dog parks; staff said phase 1 design is beginning with construction likely starting in Q1 next year and a project budget near $8 million.
Commissioner Dexter McCoy, representing Fort Bend County Precinct 4, introduced the county–city partnership to develop Duhasick Park and said the project grew from a donation by the Duhasick family. "We started this process in earnest on April 15," McCoy said, noting the county will lease and operate the park under a 30-year agreement with the city.
Todd Mueller of KCI Technologies summarized public engagement and the master plan's active and passive elements, saying active recreation priorities included "playgrounds, cricket fields overwhelmingly" as well as a multiuse field, pickleball and tennis courts and disc golf. He described phase 1 items as fields, dog parks, pavilions, restrooms and overflow (likely temporary) parking and gave an accelerated schedule that includes design work, public bidding and a construction window the project team described as roughly three months to secure a contractor and six months for construction.
County staff and consultants emphasized preserving mature pecan trees and minimizing paved areas; McCoy said the park grew from public input and that the county aims to maintain green space for future community events such as pecan harvests. Board members and residents asked about deed restrictions (staff said known deed restrictions are being incorporated), trail surfacing (staff said mulch trails are planned for now) and whether bond funding covers the phases—the team said an original roughly $9 million allocation was adjusted to just under $8 million after reallocation, and that inflation or scope changes could alter what fits in phase 1.
The board did not take a formal vote on the park plan itself at the meeting; staff said design is commencing and that the project will also be presented to Sugar Land City Council for input before construction. The park's next visible milestone is completion of phase 1 construction documents and the public bidding process.
