Prosper’s Raymond Community Park sees county funds for hike and bike trail project

Collin County Commissioners approved $400,000 in funding for Prosper’s Raymond Community Park hike and bike trail project during a Dec. 9 meeting.

The details

The project funding comes for the county’s 2023 parks and open space bond. The bond was approved by voters in November 2023 as part of a larger $683 million bond package that included funding for parks, roads and more.

The parks and open space bond encompassed $22.45 million for projects throughout the county. The funds would go to cities and other organizations on a matched basis for the development of parks and open space.

Those bond funds will be used in the Collin County Project Funding Assistance Program as county officials distribute the money to eligible applicants throughout 2024-28.

Zooming in

The Raymond Community Park project includes a 10-foot-wide hike and bike concrete trail along the west and north sides of the park. The Raymond Community Park trail cost $848,122 with $400,000 from county funding through grants, which were created from the bond funds.