Arlington Parks & Recreation

October 8, 2012

Capital Construction

Completed in FY2012

• Valley View Park

• Crystal Canyon Natural Area

• B.C. Barnes Park

• River Legacy Nature Playground

• Playground Improvements

Valley View Park

Budget: $392,400 (Park Bonds, CDBG grant)

Improvements: Looped walking trail, playground, pavilion, picnic areas

Completion: April 2012

Crystal Canyon Natural Area

Budget: $513,289 (2008 Park Bonds, TPWD Recreational Trails grant)

Improvements: Soft-surface nature trail, benches, bridges, interpretive signage,

parking

Completion: April 2012

B.C. Barnes Park

Budget: $250,000 (Park Bonds)

Improvements: Looped walking trail, playground, pavilion, picnic areas

Completion: April 2012

River Legacy Park

Nature Playground

Budget: $470,423 (2005 Park Bonds)

Improvements: New play equipment, landscaping, accessibility improvements to

restrooms, parking lots, walkways, and drinking fountains

Completion: July 2012

Playground Improvements

Gene Schrickel Jr. Park

Randol Mill Park

Current Projects • Arlington Tennis Center Quick Start Courts

• Randol Mill Concession/Restroom Building

• High Oak Park Improvements

• Clarence Thompson Parking Lot Replacement

• Burl Wilkes Park renovations

• SkateParks

• Vandergriff Park Improvements

• Bob Duncan Plaza Renovation

• Southwest Nature Preserve

• Rush Creek Mitigation Area

• Richard Simpson Masterplan/Phase 1 Development

• Helen Wessler Playground Replacement

• Bob Cooke Playground Replacement

• Pirie Park improvements

Arlington Tennis Center

Quick Start Courts

Budget: $274,900 (USTA grant, ATF grant, parks gas funding)

Improvements: Six youth-sized courts, benches, shade, lighting

Start: May 2012

Completion: October 2012

Randol Mill Park

Concession/Restroom Building

Budget: $790,000 (Parks gas funding,

EcoMedia environmental

grant, insurance claim)

Improvements: Replace building damaged by

fire in November 2010

Start: August 2012

Completion: April 2013

High Oak Park Improvements

Budget: $1,500 (Tarrant County) $300,000 (Gas Funds)

Improvements: Removal of diseased trees, street debris removal and re-grading

of the site.

Installation of split rail fence and a looped walking trail

Start: July 2012

Completion: June 2013

Clarence Thompson Parking Lot

Replacement

Budget: $150,000 Bonds

Improvements: Replace existing parking lot, bio-swale and new park entry sign

Start: July 2012

Completion: October 2012

Burl Wilkes Park

Budget: $208,000 (CDBG, ATF and Park Fees)

Improvements: Pavilion, looped walking trail, lighting and skate spot

Start: November 2012

Completion: April 2013

Skate Parks

Randol Mill Park

Budget: $100,000

Type: Neighborhood

Size: 5,000 sf (phase I)

Start: September 2012

Completion: December 2012

Vandergriff Park

Budget: $800,000

Type: City-Wide

Size: 12,000 sf (phase I)

Start: March 2013

Completion: September 2013

Vandergriff Park Improvements

Budget: $1,500,000 (Bonds)

Improvements: Looped walking trail, playground, softball fields, pavilion, landscaping

Start: January 2013

Completion: December 2013

Bob Duncan Plaza Renovation

Budget: $300,000 (Gas Funds)

Improvements: Renovate existing plaza

Start: October 2012

Completion: January 2013

Southwest Nature Preserve

Budget: $800,000

Improvements: Trails, parking lot, educational area, boardwalk, erosion control

Start: September 2012

Completion: May 2013

Rush Creek

Mitigation Area

Budget: $1,400,000

Improvements:

• Walking trails

• Parking

• Playground

• Fitness stations

• Pavilion

• Wildflower areas

• Landscaping

• Interpretive signage

Start: March 2013

Completion: November 2013

Richard Simpson Master Plan

Phase 1 Development

Budget: $1,400,000 (Bonds and parks gas funding)

Improvements: Develop master plan and prioritize phase 1 development

Start: April 2012

Completion: Dec ember 2013

Helen Wessler Park

Budget: $210,000 (CDBG and Park Fees)

Improvements: Playground replacement , bridge installation and ADA improvements

Start: March 2013

Completion: July 2013

Bob Cooke Park

Budget: $140,000 (CDBG and Bond Funds)

Improvements: Playground replacement and ADA improvements

Start: November 2012

Completion: January 2013

Pirie Park Improvements

Budget: $80,000 (CDBG and Park Fees)

Improvements: Looped walking trail, exercise stations and new park entry sign

Start: October 2012

Completion: June 2013

Upcoming Projects

• Bowman Branch Linear Park Trail

• Hugh Smith Recreation Center / East Library

• MLK Jr. Sports Center Phase II

• Village/Rush Creek Feasibility Study

• Richard Greene Linear Park Art Walk

Bowman Branch Linear Park

Budget: $1,200,000

Improvements: TxDOT funded trail connecting DP Morris ES to Webb Comm Park

Traffic signals at Matlock and Mansfield-Webb crossings

Start: January 2013

Completion: January 2014

Hugh Smith Recreation Center and

East Arlington Branch Library Planning

Budget: $130,000

Planning: Programming process to

develop options for improving

recreation and library

services in east Arlington

Start: March 2013

Completion: March 2014

Martin Luther King Sports Center

Phase 2

Budget: $1,400,000 Park Bonds

Improvements: 2 t-ball fields, additional parking, batting cages and restroom

Richard Greene Linear Park

Art Walk Sculpture Trail

Budget: $150,000 General Funds

Improvements: Installation of sculptures along the trail in Richard Greene Linear

Park along Mark Holtz lake.

Start: November 2012

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