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Just a short walk from Vivian Field Middle School in the Valwood Neighborhood, 1.5-acre Squire Park, 2560 Squire Place, is being re-envisioned.
Farmers Branch Parks & Recreation plans to improve the park’s amenities and features and is seeking community input to learn what improvements residents in the neighborhood would like at the park.
The park currently includes basketball courts, barbecue grills, benches, playground equipment for children ages 2-12 and a pavilion.
An online survey will be open through June 6.
Parks and recreation staff will meet with community members in two meetings in June, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 5, at the Vivian Field Middle School Cafeteria to discuss potential enhancements and receive community feedback, and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, at Squire Park was rescheduled from May due to inclement weather. Parks staff will be on hand to hear ideas about the park. A virtual meeting took place May 7.
“Staff wants to truly ensure this park is created by its users, for its users, reflecting their vision and needs,” said Christian Grisales, City of Farmers Branch public information officer. “It is incredibly important to receive feedback from the citizens who utilize Squire Park. This input helps our staff understand how the park is improving their quality of life and supporting their recreation needs. The information collected from the survey will be essential in shaping the future of Squire Park, giving us the opportunity to create or redevelop a park that reflects the vision of its everyday users.”
Once the parks and recreation staff collects community input, they will create a list of priorities for Squire Park. Both input and the priorities will be presented to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. After the advisory board provides additional insight and their recommendations to the department, the parks and recreation staff will present the information and options to the Farmers Branch City Council to receive direction to determine next steps for the park’s design process.
It should take three to six months to design the park after city council gives their direction, after which the park will be competitively bid out according to the city’s policies. Grisales said the city hopes the design process will begin by late this year and construction can begin in early 2026.
The parks and recreation department, advisory board and city council recently went through this process for Dutch Village Park, which was damaged by fire in 2023. That park renovation is anticipated to be completed by the end of the year.
Mercer Park in Mercer Crossing is also in development.
