Neighbors get a first look at new playgrounds for Creek Hollow, Huffhines and Richland parks at Nov. 21 open houses

Three Richardson parks will host back-to-back open houses on Saturday, Nov. 21, where residents can see early designs for replacement playgrounds and tell the city what they think.

The playgrounds at Creek Hollow Park, Huffhines Park and Richland Park are the first to be replaced under the 2026 Bond Program that voters approved, the city said in an announcement Friday. The bond includes money for 10 neighborhood playgrounds in all.

Each meeting will be held outdoors at its own park, with concepts for that playground on display:

• Creek Hollow Park, 4100 Breckinridge Blvd.: noon to 1:30 p.m.
• Huffhines Park, 200 N. Plano Road: 1 to 2:30 p.m.
• Richland Park, 500 Park Bend Drive: 2 to 3:30 p.m.

The schedules overlap by half an hour, so a resident could catch all three by moving from park to park.

Designs are still preliminary

The city is working with Whirlix, a local playground design company, on the first round of drawings. City staff described the concepts as early-stage and said the open houses are meant to show the general direction for each site and find out whether residents think it is on the right track.

Comments on play equipment, color choices and how each playground is laid out will be used to refine the plans before the projects move ahead, according to the announcement. The city did not list a construction timeline or cost for the three playgrounds, and it has not said which parks will follow in the remaining seven replacements.

Sources

richardsontoday.com