Precinct 4 celebrated the completion of Kickerillo – Mischer Preserve with a grand opening on April 1st at Hwy. 249. The facility consists of 80 acres of Land and features 40-acre Marshall Lake with a 1.7-mile paved trail that circles the water. The property is an important anchor park for the Cypress Creek Greenway. The 40-mile linear trail will stretch from west of Highway 290 eastward to the Spring Creek Greenway at Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center. The $3.4 million project consisted of road improvements, hike-and-bike trails, construction of parking lots, utility infrastructure, a restroom facility, trail connections to the parking lot, renovation of the old firehouse, fencing, and a bridge across Cypress Creek. “With the opening of Kickerillo- Mischer Preserve, we are able to serve an entirely new population of residents with outdoor recreational opportunities and engaging educational programming,” Commissioner Cagle says.
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