Richard Simpson Phase II

RICHARD SIMPSON PARK PHASE II

Arlington residents were invited to check out the Phase II Open House on June 1, 2022.

Richard Simpson Park is a 9-acre City park on the shoreline of Lake Arlington. It is one of only two Arlington parks that provide public access to Lake Arlington for recreational usage. The 2008 bond election included replacement of the lake house facility. The Phase-I development, that included design and construction of the new Kathryn Wilemon Lake House Event Center, was completed in 2019. The 2018 Bond Program includes improvements for Phase-II development.

The Phase-II development provides site amenities such as, playground area with swings (for age groups 2-5 years, 5-12 years), group pavilion, event gardens with gazebo, pedestrian pathway connections, picnic stations, (floating) boat house, lakeview overlook area, fishing pier, parking lot improvements and landscaping.

The City of Arlington entered into a professional services contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas, to provide design and engineering services for Phase-II Development.

The design phase of the park commenced in 2022. Construction is anticipated to begin in December 2023 with an anticipated project completion date of December 2024.