The Fort Worth city council approved a contract with Northstar Construction for $1.77 million for improvements to four parks, including the two in District 4 during a city council meeting on Jan. 14.
The contract is part of the 2025-29 Capital Improvement Program, according to city documents.
The city’s annual maintenance cost for the four new parks will increase by $73,800 beginning in fiscal year 2026-27, according to city documents.
Zooming in
The city website states Kingsridge Park West is a 28.4-acre park that was dedicated in 2018 at 5001 Golden Triangle Blvd.
Kingsridge Park is 20 acres that was dedicated in 2011 and is located at 5373 Camrose St. Both parks are in reserve status and have no amenities, according to the website.
Oliver Penny, a landscape architect with the Fort Worth Park and Recreation Department, said the contract with Northstar will cover Marine Creek Lake, Vineyards at Heritage and Kingsridge Park.
Penny added the park improvements at Kingsridge will include the installation of an 8-foot-wide looped walking trail, security lighting and a children’s playground.
By the numbers
According to city documents, an approved ordinance increased the Parkland Dedication, or PARD, for the Kingsridge Park and Kingsride West Park projects by $181,475 during the Jan. 14 council meeting.
In addition, $110,055 was added to the park project in the fiscal year 2024-25 budget, per city documents.
What else?
Fort Worth City Council also approved an additional agreement with LJA Engineering for $183,100 for engineering services for the four parks.
The change means the design contract is now $390,600, according to city documents.
Penny said Kingsridge West Park is in the design phase and the city is anticipating the project receiving bids later in the spring.
According to city documents, the work at Kingsridge Park includes topographic surveying, master planning, a park design, a drainage study and a flood development permit.
With $900,000 in project funding, it is the largest of the four in the 2022 bond program.
