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Board flags caution on sidewalks; focuses on Ballfield and exercise projects
Summary
With major projects underway, the MDD agreed to prioritize the ballfield and exercise installations and deferred broader sidewalk projects amid concerns about drainage, TxDOT conflicts, and retrofit complexity.
Board members agreed the MDD should focus on the two active projects — exercise equipment installation and Ballfield Park development — rather than start new capital work immediately.
Nathanial Butler, speaking from contractor experience, urged caution on sidewalk installs in established neighborhoods because of drainage problems, yard impacts and potential conflicts with planned TxDOT road-widening projects that could require sidewalk removal. Code Enforcement Officer Devon Kennedy suggested concentrating pedestrian investments on Safe Routes to School pathways in areas of new subdivision development where coordination and design could be simpler. The board discussed grant opportunities and development-fee provisions that might help fund future sidewalk or greenway projects, but agreed to reassess once current projects and budgets are clearer.
The board emphasized community-led priorities and phased planning to manage costs and avoid projects that could be undone by external road projects.
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