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City of Euless

Capital Project Request

Department: COMMUNITY SERVICES Date Prepared: April 1, 2024
Submitted By: DUANE STRAWN Date Completed: May 31, 2025
Project Title: PARKS AT TEXAS STAR SOUTH TURF
Project Type: PARKS/ RECREATION Sub - Type: PARK IMPROVEMENTS

Project Code: PR2509 Priority: A
COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION:
September 24, 2024: Authorized the purchase and installation of artificial turf for Fenway, Shea, and Jacobs
baseball fields at the Parks at Texas Star South from GeoSurfaces through The Interlocal Purchasing System
TIPS). The estimated expenditure is $ 258, 200.

RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROJECTS AND/ OR MASTER PLAN:
In 2016, the infields of six ( 6) ballfields at Parks at Texas Star South ( Yankee, Royal, Wrigley, Arlington, Legends
and Veterans) were replaced with an artificial sports turf to extend the playability of the fields during heavy use
and inclement weather. This project has been very successful and has increased our league play and
tournament play due to the fields durability and ability to run as many games as possible during league and
tournament play. While some surrounding municipal fields are closed due to rain, Parks at Texas Star South has
been able to complete both league and tournament games.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The project scope includes the installation of turf on the infields of Fenway, Shea and Jacobs fields at Parks at
Texas Star South. These infields are much smaller because they are only used for coach pitch and t-ball.

PROJECT SCHEDULE:
Began Construction: December 2024
Construction Complete: February 2025

JUSTIFICATION:
Going back to 2016, when the first turf infields were installed at Parks at Texas Star South, the number of rain
outs have been significantly reduced. Even after the heaviest rain events, the infields are still playable; any rain
out of games is either due to satellite locations being rained out or the outfields being too wet to play. Currently,
the infields are clay at these locations.

These are the last three baseball fields in the Parks at Texas Star Athletic Complex that do not have artificial turf
and continue to get rained out while the other fields are playable.

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