Planning Park in East Denton for the Future

COMMUNITY MEETING PLANNED FOR APRIL 8

The Villages of Carmel Property was purchased in 2018 and is 6.5 acres, located at the corner of Edwards Road and Swisher Road. In December 2020, Council approved Clasp Companies, LLC dba Valley Quest Design to serve as the consultants and will be developing a master plan and design for the Villages of Carmel property. This information will become part of the master plan for the development of the park, which includes items such as, but not limited to a playground, trails, parking lot, lighting, pavilion and typical park amenities.

This property is heavily wood­ed and shall remain so. Parks and Recreation will perform public outreach to identify preferred park amenities as well as use their expertise in park planning to develop master plan documents, conceptual layouts, cost estimates, schedules and construction docu­ments.

The master plan should incorporate but is not limited to the following:

• Public involvement and data gather and analysis of desired park amenities
• Coordination with adjacent neighborhoods
• Connection to existing roadways and new park facilities
• Multi-Use trail facilities
• Drainage considerations
• Utilization of existing topography to the greatest extent possible
• Compliance with architectural barrier requirements
• Landscape concepts utilizing drought tolerant / native plants, trees & grasses
• Innovation and unique features

A community meeting is scheduled to take place April 8, 2021 at 7 P.M. Staff contact: Chris Escoto at chris.escoto@cityofdenton.com