Construction to Begin on New City Park
Story by Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News. Photos by Paige Boatman
The City of Van Alstyne will soon have a sixth city park for its residents and visitors to use for their enjoyment.Monday (September 25), city and business leaders were joined by residents to break the ground for the Eula Umphress-Robert Hynds Park, to be built between Dallas Avenue and Kelly Lane on the east side of U.S. Highway 75.
City Manager Lane Jones, Mayor ProTem Lee Thomas, and Parks & Recreation Director Tyler Bank all addressed the crowd, after which they and seven others picked up shovels and ceremoniously began moving dirt.
According to Jones, the Umphress/Hynds Park construction contract has been awarded. It was Piazza Construction LTD of Denison who received the award. Construction will begin on the 24-acre green-space park in October. The targeted completion date is late Spring of 2024. The park will include, Jones added, a fishing pond and fishing piers, walking trail, pergola, and playground, two parking lots. There will also be a large open space for individual or group activities.
The other city parks include North Park, Wilson-McKinney Park, Dorothy Fielder Park, Forrest Moore Park, and the most recently added Central Social District Park, which has been in use for two years.
Mayor ProTem Lee Thomas was one of several who addressed the crowd at Monday’s park groundbreaking.
Van Alstyne Police Chief Tim Barnes and Fire Chief Ryan Dockery were among the many city leaders at Monday’s groundbreaking.
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Any plans for pickleball courts at this park?
Not that I’ve been told about. Would be a good question or request of the Parks & Rec folks, or the City Manager. There is a lot of space in the middle there, as you can see in the picture.