Check out new features coming to Duhacsek Park in Sugar Land

Fort Bend County will add sport areas, community gardens, a playground and a dog park to Duhacsek Park after assessing feedback from residents, officials said in an Aug. 25 meeting.

The master plan comes after Sugar Land City Council unanimously agreed to transfer operations and development responsibilities of the 50-acre park to the county in December for development, maintenance and management of the park.

What’s new?

The park, located at 17034 Old Richmond Road, Sugar Land, was gifted to the city of Sugar Land by Virginia and Walter Duhacsek in 2001, Community Impact previously reported.

Currently, the park has a pavilion and a historic house surrounded by pecan trees, but the county is revamping it to adding an estimated $6.5 million in new features, including:

• A playground

• Pickleball court

• Tennis court

• Nine-hole disc golf course

• Multi-use sports field

• Cricket fields

• Dog park

• Pavilions

• A picnic area

• Community gardens

• Walking trails

• Expanded bathrooms and parking

Todd Mohler with KCI Technologies, which serves as the engineering consultant company for the park, said the space could also host markets such as art fairs and community harvesting days to plant more pecan trees in the park.

The park, including the courts and pavilions, is free to use, but residents can also pay to reserve courts.

Also of note

The county collected public feedback through a survey and community feedback event at the park in April.

The event saw a turnout of a majority of residents living within three miles of the park, Mohler said. Residents’ requests included cricket fields, pickleball and tennis courts, disc golf courses, walking trails and a playground.

Looking ahead

Mohler said he expects construction for phase one to be done in a little over a year. Before construction starts, the county has to get permit approvals and award the project to a contracting company, according to the meeting presentation.