Plano City Council approved more than $1.8 million for both projects at the Aug. 26 meeting.
What’s happening?
According to city documents, a new restroom facility will be built outside of an existing floodplain along with necessary utility work, fire hydrant installation and parking lot lighting upgrades. The cost for the restroom replacement is nearly $1.2 million.
The second project is within the dog park at Bob Woodruff Park and includes the addition of shade structures and accessible walkways to each dog paddock, Parks and Recreation Community Outreach Specialist Kelley Crimmins said. Per city documents, the cost for the dog park improvements is $684,200.
“All improvements will improve the comfort of the park for residents and facilitate greater ease of maintenance,” Crimmins said.
Both projects are part of the Community Investment Program, which is funded through the city’s bond program.
Looking ahead
The completion of the park improvement projects will be influenced by long lead time items, such as the prefabricated shade structures for the dog park and roof trusses for the new restrooms, Crimmins said.
The restroom project will take around one year to complete, while the dog park improvements are expected to be completed around the late spring or early summer next year, Crimmins added.
