The Colony Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 22, 1995 Page: 8 of 43
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Page 8A — The Colony Leader — Wednesday, February 22, 1995
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of operating both O.C. Fisher and negotiations with the city, Ensch cuts, Ensch said anything can capital improvements and equip- time and several more part-time em-
Lake Lewisville state parks •, J said he 8 confident a deal will be happen. • , ment to begin with," Smith said, ployees to run the park, Smith said.
However, in order for Parks and worked out. The Corps of Engineers could "But it’s possible to break even ” “Onlv after six months of opera.
From 1A Wildlife to escape its 50-year lease"I think theestate is making a good- legally prevent Parks and Wildlife According to a five-year develop- tions we really know the financial
improvements. agreement at Lake Lewisville State faith effort and 1 think the differences from moving to O.C. Fisher and ment plan, the city would need to picture,” Smith said.
“It’s like renting a home,” Smith Park and take over O.C. Fisher, the will be resolved,” Ensch said. “I have the agency fulfill its long-term spend an estimated $125 000 the
said. “When you move out you’re Corps of Engineers and the parks hope everything goes as scheduled lease at Lake Lewisville State Park, first year of the takeover to purch- 4osmOI the Tunds to operate the
going to have to clean up for the next department had to find another gov- and we can work things out.” Ensch said. But both park entities ase chairs, tables printers electro- park will come from park tees, and a
tenant,” ernmental entity to assume control If The Colony City Council turns remain firm on the tradeoff, he said, nic equipment, fire extinguishers slow year could put the city in the
The cost to repair the park and of the park, down the deal, however, there’s a “We’re very committed to this,” radios and various maintenance red. Smith said.
“bring it back to satisfactory condi- Enter The Colony. chance Lake Lewisville State Park Ensch said. equipment, Smith said. City officials Since The Colony already oper-
tions” is estimated at $150,000 — an . "The best thing coming out of this could close down, Ensch said. If The Colony were to take over discovered the need to buy new ates Stewart Creek Park, also own-
amount the city probably can’t is that The Colony is picking up "If the negotiations break down Lake Lewisville State Park, the city equipment after the Parks and Wild- ed by the Corps of Engineers, funds
afford, Smith said. somewhat of a park service that will then we must require authority from would face a projected annual park life Department announced plans to earned from that park could be
“If we’re going to take it over let benefit the community,” said Mike our headquarters in Washington, operations budget of $240,000, take all of the park’s equipment and transferred to Lake Lewisville State
us take it over in a reasonable condi- Ensch, Corps of Engineers chief of D.C., to remain open,” Ensch said. Smith said. But by raising park fees furnishings to Lake Ray Roberts Park. Smith said.
tion so our taxpayers won’t bear the operations at the Fort Worth “I would anticipate they’d give us the and lowering the salary budget, Smith said. ’ “The potential is just fantastic ”
brunt of the cost,” Smith said. “All office.“The Colony saw an oppor- go-ahead and do that. I feel certain Smith said it’s possible for the city to City maintenance crews would Smith said “But we’ve got to weigh
we’re doing is asking the state to tunity to get, a significant resource we would end up operating the facil- break even each year. mow the park, repair equipment and the pros and cons and the council
bring the park back up to standards, for the city, ity if The Colony did not.” “We know we have to spend perform other duties, Smith said. In will be required to make a final deci-
Despite obstacles in the current But with talks of federal spendmg money out of our own pockets for addition, the city would hire nine full- sion ”
Is the value of the investment worth
the risk? I don’t think we’ll get to
that point if the Parks and Wildlife
Department is not willing to turn
over the park in a reasonable condi-
tion.”
The department did agree to the
city’s request to remove two aban-
doned underground fuel storage
tanks, Smith added.
In a letter dated Feb. 10, Herring
responded to Smith’s requests, in-
dicating the Parks and Wildlife De-
partment will provide the city with a
control panel and cover for three
grinder stations, two spare replace-
ment pumps for the treatment plant
and 1,600 bags of Quikrite for ero-
sion control. Herring’s letter also
stated the current grinder pumps
are operational and the water tower
at Lake Lewisville Park passed an
annual inspection and is not in need
of painting.
However, Herring’s letter did not
specify what the parks department
planned to do about the sump
pumps, the roads and the corrosion
of the treatment plant.
“If the sewer pumps are not work-
ing then it’s get-back-in-line time,”
Herring said during a telephone in-
terview two weeks ago. “There
aren’t the dollars in our budget to
maintain the system the way we’d
like to maintain it.”
Currently, there is a $100 million
backlog in needed repairs in the 135-
park system operated by the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department,
Herring said.
“We’re faced with a serious
maintenance problem across the
state and that’s the reason Lake
Lewisville State Park is in the condi-
tion it’s in and the reason the state
hasn’t jumped up to fix them,” Her-
ring said.
Herring also pointed out it is not
his department’s responsibility to
make the repairs because the parks
department is not under any obliga-
tion to find another governmental
entity to assume operations of Lake
Lewisville State Park. That respon-
sibility belongs to the U.S. Corps of
Engineers, which leases the state
park, he said.
Expressing surprise to learn that
The Colony would need at least 60
days to prepare for the park’s
takeover, Herring had formally
asked the city to make a final deci-
sion on the park transfer by Feb. 15.
Herring made the request be-
cause Parks and Wildlife staff mem-
bers currently operating Lake
Lewisville State Park are scheduled
to transfer to O.C. Fisher State Park
on May 1.
“The Colony has got to make their
decision,” Herring said. “If The Col-
ony doesn’t want to take the park the
way it is they don’t have to. What
we’re doing is a favor.
“The Colony probably will never
have the ability to build a $7 million
park, and neither do we,” Herring
continued. “You don’t see those
kinds of facilities coming out of the
park system anymore. The Colony
is getting a $7 million investment for
nothing.”
As a result of the state’s request
for an immediate decision, Smith is
preparing a final report and intends
to present it to the council next Mon-
day during a regularly scheduled
meeting.
“The council will have to weigh
the service value to the citizens and
make its decision,” Smith said. “I
have some strong reservations that
the financial implications will impact
the city. We’ve got parks we need to
improve right here.”
Meanwhile, Pam Nelson, director
of The Colony Parks and Recreation
Department, will present Smith’s
report to the Parks and Recreation
Board tonight. The board will form
an opinion on the issue and then pre-
sent it to the council for approval.
A little more than two years ago,
both the Corps of Engineers and the
Parks and Wildlife Department, co-
owners of Lake Lewisville State
Park, conducted a park feasibility
study to develop less costly alterna-
tives in managing state and federal
parks. Both park entities agreed it
would be more feasible for Parks and
Wildlife to vacate Lake Lewisville
State Park and take over O.C.
Fisher State Park, currently owned
and operated by the Corps of En-
gineers.
A 10,000-acre park with 140
campsites, O.C. Fisher provided the
perfect opportunity for Parks and
Wildlife because it’s the only park I
system surrounding O.C. Fisher
Lake near San Angelo in West
Texas. No additional money from
the Parks and Wildlife budget would
be needed for the transfer since
O.C. Fisher requires approximately 1
the same amount of manpower to |
operate as Lake Lewisville Park.
In the exchange, the Corps of En-
gineers would save money because 1
it would relinquish any responsibility 1
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