Peters Colony Memorial Park will be built adjacent to the Flower Mound Library, located at 3030 Broadmoor Lane, and is expected to open in 2025. Millis Development and Construction-Dallas LLC was awarded a $3.5 million contract for construction, according to a council agenda memo. Planned amenities include memorial monuments, a children's memorial area, aesthetic concrete pavers, tree lighting and artificial turf playground surfacing, the agenda memo states.
Parks and Recreation Director Chuck Jennings said the total cost for the construction is $3.7 million, with $2.5 million coming from tax increment reinvestment zone money. Other funding for the project comes from a matching grant from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department for $750,000 and $650,000 from the town park development fund.
The background
Plans for the 3.3-acre park have been in the works for years. Jennings told council the land purchase was made in 2017, the master plan for the development was approved by council in 2019, and the park design was approved by council in 2020. Construction could begin as early as September. Officials hope construction can be finished in a year, Jennings said.
“This was kind of delayed a little bit because our grant was funded through federal funds, and it took them awhile to release that to the state, so we couldn’t start on construction until those funds were released by the feds to the state,” Jennings said.
The bid process for the construction started in January, he said.
The details
Park features include a veterans memorial area with flag poles, a customized pavilion with oversized picnic tables, a remembrance wall, a water wall with interpretive panels, a place called the great lawn with stone seating and a small play area. There will be opportunities for art in the park, too, Jennings said. People will have opportunities to memorialize loved ones on legacy monuments.
Jennings said he sees the heavily treed park as a place to “relax, reflect and just enjoy nature.”
