Dedication Ceremony set for Heritage Park Expansion
April 15, 2024
A dedication ceremony to commemorate the completion of the Heritage Park Expansion (Phase 1) is scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, April 19, at the newly installed park monument sign at the corner of E. 24th Ave. and Hilltop St. The public is invited to take part in this event.In May 2018, the Belton City Council agreed to spend $2.1 million to purchase 84.25 acres of land, the former Leon Valley Golf Course, adjacent to Heritage Park.
In August 2020, Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission awarded the City of Belton a $750,000 grant for improvements to the park expansion area. The city contributed an additional $4.25 million for Phase 1 improvements, which include the following features:
• New road (Park Lane)
• Multipurpose recreational fields
• Kayak launch
• Fishing pier
• Concessions
• Dog Park
• Disc Golf Course
• Restrooms
• Parking lot
• Monument sign.
"Heritage Park has been central to Belton and surrounding communities since 1988. We appreciate the opportunity to serve as stewards of this great park for our citizens and neighbors," Mayor David K. Leigh said. "We look forward to celebrating the recent additions, which improve to the park’s utility, and acknowledge the continued partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife through its generous grant."
Heritage Park was opened in April 1988. For 36 years, the park was the largest in the Belton Parks system and home to baseball, soccer, playgrounds, kayaking, and fishing. The expansion assures that the park will remain the largest in the Parks system and offers an additional entrance into the park. The Leon Valley Golf Course operated from 1968 until 2009.