The following is a copy of an email I sent to everyone who signed my petition for the community built wooden playground:
You are receiving this email because you signed my
petition to show support for building a wooden playground like Kid’s Kastle in
Flower Mound. If you do not want to receive future emails about this subject
then please just let me know.
I just wanted to
give you all an update on this project. The Undeveloped Land Subcommittee (a
subcommittee of the Parks, Arts, and Library Services Board) has been working
on plans to develop a piece of land east of the new Community Activity Center
on Gerault, west of Bakersfield Park, north of Spinks Road, and south of
Baker’s Branch subdivision. They have had several meetings and public hearings
over the last 6 months or so at which I’ve made presentations about the need
for this playground as well as made comments on their developing plans along
the way. This playground idea fit in beautifully with their overall plans for
the land and the subcommittee has been supportive of the idea from the
beginning. Therefore, the playground was integrated into the subcommittee’s
concept drawings for the land early on. However, their concept drawings for the
land had to be approved by the town’s PALS Board, Planning and Zoning
Commission, and then finally Town Council before any plans could actually be
finalized. I was able to attend the PALS Board and Town Council meetings in
which I presented the need for this playground in our area and showed your
support for the idea through the petition. I’m happy to say that the final
step, Town Council’s approval, took place last week!! So if all goes as
planned, Flower Mound will be getting an awesome new wooden all-inclusive
playground in the future.
I’m very excited
about the plans for this piece of land and wish that they could start
construction tomorrow. However, it will take some time before we actually see
it come to fruition. The land is completely undeveloped at this time.
Completion of Spinks Road east to 121 and completion of Garden Ridge south to
Spinks will need to be completed first. Then construction vehicles will have
better access to the park land to begin their work. The town’s plan for this
land is just incredible! They plan to create a new playground, botanical
garden, amphitheater, duck pond, conservation area, and open play areas and
picnic areas while also working with the land’s features, natural landscapes,
and trees to maintain its natural state with minimal need to remove trees or
impact its inherent beauty. Below is a link to one of the most recent concept
drawings for the land:
What an awesome place to bring our children outdoors to play! If you have
any questions about the plans, please let me know and I’ll explain it as best
as I can. By the way, the dog park on this plan was not approved last week but
that piece of the land will remain undeveloped for potential future development
of a dog park.
Now that the
concept drawing has been approved, the Undeveloped Land Subcommittee and
architects will begin creating more detailed schematics of what the playground
will actually look like. A wooden playground like what we’ve seen in
surrounding communities will cost a lot of money and resources to build. Both
Kid’s Kastle in Highland Village and Kid’s Country in Coppell were built with
financial donations as well as volunteer hours from local individuals and businesses.
I know that Flower Mound residents will be excited to hear about this addition
to our town and I know we won’t have any problem bringing the community
together to work on such an awesome project. But I need your help for this next
important step. If you have any interest in working on the fundraising piece of
this project to reach out to individuals and businesses to gain their support
and contributions, please let me know. This is a huge project and I can’t do it
alone. But together we can make this incredible dre am come true for the
children in our area.
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