City of Kyle hosts Heroes Memorial Park groundbreaking

KYLE, TEXAS – Join the City of Kyle in honoring our veterans, first-responders, and other community heroes at the Heroes Memorial Park Groundbreaking on Memorial Day, May 31 from 10-11:30 a.m. next to the Hays Performing Arts Center, 979 Kohlers Crossing.

The community is invited to attend this groundbreaking and learn about the unique features that will be included in Heroes Memorial Park. There will be a Procession by Honor Guards and a War Bird flyover.

Throughout the groundbreaking, the City of Kyle will also have an Oral History booth available to Kyle veterans and community members to share their histories, family stories and life experiences to be archived by the City and later buried in a time capsule at Heroes Memorial Park.   

Following the groundbreaking, the American Veterans Central Texas Post 115 will be serving barbecue at the AMVET Post, 401 Veterans Dr., from 12-2 p.m.

Groundbreaking event attendees may park at the Hays CISD Performing Arts Center, adjacent to grounds of Heroes Memorial Park, that will be located at the corner of FM 1626 and Kohlers Crossing.

The memorial will be an educational, reflective and celebratory public space that will provide a variety of activities and experiences for all ages as well as serve as a prominent gateway into the community.

The Heroes Memorial Park is 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 first phase of the Brick and Mortar District will also include La Verde Park, a 1.6-acre park and event lawn, as well as the Cultural Trail, a 1,200-foot pedestrian and bike trail that will eventually connect the Heroes Memorial, La Verde Park and the main retail street in the District.

The Brick and Mortar 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 Heroes Memorial as a priority.

The Heroes Memorial Park has been made possible by the generous donation of Texas Disposal Systems and with the leadership and direction of Kyle City Council and Kyle TIRZ #2 Board members. For more information about the Heroes Memorial Park Groundbreaking, go to CityofKyle.com/Heroes.