LYFORD — After months of planning, a project to turn a flood plane into a $150,000 five-acre park is on.
City commissioners are searching for an engineering firm to design Central Park on city-owned land off Spur 154.
As part of the search, officials are seeking engineers with “similar experience with other public service projects.”
The city will use a $75,000 Texas Parks & Wildlife grant along with a $50,000 Willacy County donation will help fund the project, City Secretary Lydia Moreno said yesterday.
The park will feature a $28,593 amphitheater; a $96,000 lighted softball field; a $15,592 boardwalk and nature viewing area; a soccer field; and picnic tables and benches.
For years, city officials debated ways to make use of the area, some of which lies in a flood plane.
Now, the city plans to turn its “eyesore” into its second park.
De La Paz said the park is expected to be completed in September.
