CEDAR PARK, Texas — Cedar Park's Lakeline Park is one step closer to becoming a reality.
City council members, Community Development Corporation members and others ceremonially broke ground on Lakeline Park on Friday. The 200-acre park, located in South Cedar Park, will be the largest City-owned park. It is expected to be completed by summer 2022.
"You can’t really have a great city without a great park. If you think about the great cities you’ve ever visited in your life they all have a great park, and now Cedar Park’s going to have a great park," Mayor Corbin Van Arsdale said.
The City of Cedar Park said Lakeline Park has long been planned as a 2015 voter-approved General Obligation Bond project, but the "game-changer" came in 2017 when the City was able to purchase a 72-acre tract from the Peck family to bring the park's total to 200 acres.
In 2018, the City held three public meetings and received numerous online surveys to gather public input on what features the park should have. The first phase of Lakeline Park is primarily focused on the development of features on the north side. Those will include:
- A multipurpose pavilion for performing arts, as well as other pavilions of varying sizes
- Playground universal design that includes elements suitable for children of all ages, needs and abilities
- A great lawn
- A kayak launch and a fishing pier for a lake that will be stocked
- Multipurpose sports practice fields
- Wildflower meadows and over three miles of concrete trails
- Restroom facilities
- 400 parking spaces and 175 overflow spaces
According to the City, the total project cost is $10.3 million. Funding sources include the 2015 voter-approved General Obligation Bond funds, Type B Community Development funds, Parkland Dedication funds, Utility and Transportation funds and a grant from Texas Parks and Wildlife.
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