BRENHAM PARKS & REC BOARD RECEIVES UPDATE ON JACKSON STREET PARK IMPROVEMENTS
The Brenham Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on Wednesday heard an update on the progress being made with the design of Phase 1 improvements at Jackson Street Park.
phase of improvements at Jackson Street Park.
(courtesy City of Brenham, Burditt Consultants)
The City of Brenham is working with Burditt Consultants LLC to bring the park up to current ADA standards, replace aging play equipment, upgrade electrical infrastructure and lighting around the park, and enhance the restrooms. The improvements will be paid for with $1.2 million in funding allocated by the Brenham Community Development Corporation that is derived from sales tax dollars.
Originally, plans called for a brand-new restroom facility, but according to City of Brenham Public Works Director Dane Rau, the value of the restrooms was $365,000. Board members and the audience gave consideration to instead rehabilitate the existing restrooms and make them more accessible, while taking the funding that would have gone toward the new restrooms and putting it toward four new pickleball courts adjacent to the current ones. The new courts would not take away the basketball courts or parking.
Jackson Street Park.
(courtesy City of Brenham, Cunningham Recreation)
Further enhancements, like an open-air pavilion and more connectivity in the middle of the park, could be considered in future phases.
Rau said the city hopes to go out for bid by November, and if bids come back positive, construction could start by February or March of 2025.
Click here to view the agenda packet for Wednesday's meeting.