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City of Kyle celebrates groundbreaking of La Verde Park and Cultural Trail

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KYLE – On Thursday, July 15, the City of Kyle held a street fair to celebrate the groundbreaking of La Verde Park and Cultural Trail.

Approximately 300 community members attended the event to celebrate the initiation of the highly anticipated park that will serve as an event lawn and green space, and trail that will expand the city’s trail network.

The event offered community members an opportunity to learn more about the unique features that will be included in La Verde Park and the Cultural Trail as well as provided attendees a preview of how the park will be used as a community gathering space in the future — with food trucks, market vendors, live music, interactive art and more.

Photo credited to the City of Kyle.

The groundbreaking event featured remarks by Mayor Pro Tem Rick Koch, Mayor Travis Mitchell, Council Member Dex Ellison, and Momark Development Project Principal Steven Spears.

La Verde Park will be a 1.6-acre park and event lawn for community gatherings of up to 2,200 people, with market spaces, interactive water features and a world-class playground. The Cultural Trail will be a shaded 1,200- linear-foot pedestrian and bike trail lined with artwork by local artists and information about Kyle’s history that will eventually connect the Heroes Memorial and La Verde Park.

La Verde Park and Cultural Trail are a part of the first phase of The Brick and Mortar District, a 138-acre pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use development within the Plum Creek master planned community. The district is partially funded through the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) #2, that was established in 2018. The City of Kyle approved a Strategic Framework Plan to guide funding decisions within the district in 2020 and identified a central park and trail as a priority.

La Verde Park and Cultural Trail has been made possible through partnerships with Momark Development, Lionheart, Overland Partners, Kimley Horn, and Water Design, with leadership and direction of Kyle City Council and Kyle TIRZ #2 Board members.

For more information about La Verde Park and Cultural Trail, go to CityofKyle.com/LaVerde. 

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