Kingsland chamber unveils upgrades including ramp pay station
Connie Swinney/The Highlander
The Kingsland Community Park is undergoing renovations and upgrades – including a new automated payment device for boat launches – in the wake of the October 2018 flooding which destroyed and damaged shoreline structures, commercial and residential properties.
By Connie Swinney
Staff Writer
Several new features – including a retaining wall, boat slips, a new boat ramp and pay station – are taking shape as work continues at the formerly flood-ravaged Kingsland Community Park, officials said.
The Kingsland/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce, the park's trustee, is overseeing the work being done at the venue at 710 Williams St. on the Llano River arm of Lake LBJ. The park provides the sole public waterway access point for the lake in Kingsland and also features an open-air pavilion and community room.
“The town's growing. It's exciting,” said Jimmy Grubbs, operations manager for the west business unit of Lauren Concrete. “(The work is) to extend the life of everything despite the flood. . . .
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