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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