In a nutshell
Under the agreement, 11 public school parks will be open to the public during non-school hours and times. The renewal terms included two additional school parks and Queen Margaret Park, and extended the agreement to 2041, according to a Dec. 2 Lewisville City Council agenda.
The expansion means 4,457 more Lewisville residents, about a 2% increase, live within a 10-minute walk to a park, according to the agenda.
The school parks are accessible to the public from 6:30 p.m. to dusk during weekdays while school is in session, according to Lewisville’s website. They are open from dawn to dusk on Saturday, Sunday and any other day school is not in session.
Lewisville ISD’s board of trustees approved the agreement extension during a Nov. 11 meeting, followed by Lewisville City Council’s approval Dec. 2. Under the agreement, LISD is committed to build a playground and other recreational equipment at Hedrick Middle School.
The city is committed to replacing Queen Margaret Park’s playground. Officials anticipate both projects will be complete by December 2025, according to the council agenda.
Queen Margaret Park was also added to the agreement. Though the park is owned by the city, it has historically been used by Castle Hills Elementary, according to the council agenda. The renewal includes the park and defines maintenance responsibilities for Queen Margaret Park.
