goingplaces
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04-04-12 11:43 AM - Post#147681
We love walking the trail behind Boone Elementary and have noticed a lot of work going on in the lovely wooded area next to it. Will this be for the public to use, neighborhood, or what? The shelter/fireplace area is going to be beautiful!
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vrs
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04-04-12 01:21 PM - Post#147692
In response to goingplaces
I could be wrong, but I believe that property belongs to Twin Creeks HOA so it would be part of their neighborhood amenity center.
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vm7mm
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04-04-12 03:11 PM - Post#147698
In response to vrs
I lived on that land up until 98. I believe the pavilion slab is still there. Our house was where the east side of the school sits. There was a house, and the pavilion, (of course) and a 100,000 gallon swimming pool there, 11 acres total back then. Twin Creeks bought it but I think the City traded some of their land for part or all of it, not sure. I wonder if they are building where the pavilion slab is? It was octogon shaped and close to a tree that had fallen and then grew horizontal.
Edited by vm7mm on 04-04-12 05:46 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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denisew
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04-04-12 07:17 PM - Post#147709
In response to vm7mm
There is an area adjacent to Boone Elementary called Dayspring Nature Preserve that is maintained by the City of Allen Parks & Rec. Dept. I'm not sure if this is the place the OP is indicating. One of our scouts from our troop did his Eagle Scout project out there for the school a couple years ago and put in an outdoor classroom area.
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goingplaces
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04-04-12 09:22 PM - Post#147717
In response to vm7mm
That is where the structure is going up. They have a lot of workers out there.
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mgrayar
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04-04-12 09:32 PM - Post#147718
In response to goingplaces
If you look at the area on google maps, there is a large area that looks like concrete in an interesting shape that lies beneath the trees. Is this the foundation you mentioned VM?
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allensince1979
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04-04-12 10:40 PM - Post#147721
In response to mgrayar
Does anyone know if the parks "close" at night? I happen to live next to that day spring nature preserve and it has become nothing more than a "weekend party park" for local teenagers that have no where else to go at night to do their smoking and drinking. We have to go out every Saturday and or Sunday morning and pick up their trash. Listen to them screaming and yelling at midnight or later and then speed down our cul de sac when they leave. I'm tired of it and tired of having to call the police all the time. I'm just wondering if there is something the city could do. I don't think our neighborhood parks should be allowed to be used like this.
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TRBell
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04-05-12 03:57 AM - Post#147727
In response to allensince1979
I believe the parks close at 11 but I'm not positive.
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vm7mm
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04-05-12 06:46 AM - Post#147730
In response to mgrayar
If you look at the area on google maps, there is a large area that looks like concrete in an interesting shape that lies beneath the trees. Is this the foundation you mentioned VM?
That's it and the name is Dayspring.
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denisew
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Loc: Allen, TX
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04-05-12 01:35 PM - Post#147750
In response to allensince1979
My suggestion on the party in the park situation is to notify the police so they do more drive-bys and monitoring of that area at night. And, if they're making that much noise, call the police to come take care of the situation. That is their job.
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RRRquilter
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04-05-12 02:29 PM - Post#147751
In response to denisew
We were at Boone recently for a basketball game and my son and his friend were back behind the school playing and noticed a group of boys shooting off either air soft or pellet guns. My son and his friend actually called the police's non-emergency number and they came out to check it out -- unfortunately, a parent came by, picked up the kids and sped off before the police arrived.
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electra-angelbyte
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04-26-12 02:40 PM - Post#148476
In response to RRRquilter
It's Boon, not Boone. 
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electra-angelbyte
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04-26-12 02:56 PM - Post#148477
In response to electra-angelbyte
Here's what's on the City's P&R site:
Dayspring Nature Preserve Phase III
Improvements include a new pavilion with architectural stone accents that are representative of past works of the Civilian Conservation Corps, who constructed more than 800 parks nationwide. Phase III will also include nature trails with interpretive signage and other various open space improvements. Construction is anticipated to be completed Spring 2012.
BTW - if you have kids, many of them refer to this park as The Butterfly Park.
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Jeremy
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04-26-12 04:20 PM - Post#148478
In response to electra-angelbyte
Ok... don't laugh but I have to ask since I have never been there and my daughter loves butterflies. I'm assuming it is called the butterfly park because there are a lot of them there. Are there a lot of wild flowers or something that attracts them there because on Google maps it looks like a lot of trees?
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vm7mm
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04-26-12 05:27 PM - Post#148482
In response to vm7mm
The creek on the east side of the property flooded once and the water pushed all of the debris on down the creek and revealed a dinosaur footprint. It was visible for maybe four years until around 95. Some large rocks fell on top of it covering it up. I still have a picture of it.
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AHSClassof93
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04-27-12 03:12 PM - Post#148567
In response to allensince1979
AllenSince1979- Parks in Allen do close at 11, keep calling APD when the kids are there. It's an ordinance. Annoying to have to keep calling yes, I agree...you might request a routine cruise by as previously suggested, but I fear you'll still have to call at times.
Hee hee, back in my day we would get chased out of Ford Park by APD, some things never change!
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electra-angelbyte
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04-28-12 06:13 PM - Post#148594
In response to AHSClassof93
Given the abundance of butterflies in our backyard this year, I would suspect there's lots of butterflies at the park this year.
Is there a curfew in Allen?
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Also there's no smoking Allen parks, something the kids tend to ignore.
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Don4
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04-29-12 11:53 AM - Post#148601
In response to electra-angelbyte
Given the abundance of butterflies in our backyard this year
my backyard has an abundance of moths this year, you can have them.
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denisew
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04-29-12 08:51 PM - Post#148616
In response to Don4
I have lots of butterflies in my yard too, but I do plant things that attract them. Gotta love all the red admirals, gulf fritillaries, painted ladies, swallowtails and many other butterflies we're seeing. There is plenty of things in a wooded area that butterflies will eat such as sap and even dung. There are also plants they use as host plants for laying their eggs in a wooded area, so although many butterflies do feed on nectar, not all need wildflowers for their food. That is really neat that the neighbors call that area the butterfly park. 
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allensince1979
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04-29-12 11:45 PM - Post#148623
In response to denisew
I'm not talking about 15-16 year old kids, these kids are probably 17-18 years old. The speed with their cars around our cul de sac. I wouldn't mind so much if I didn't get stuck picking up there beer cans and fast food trash in the mornings, not to mention they leave their trash around the creek.
Speaking of butterflies, I have a crepe myrtle outside my kitchen window it already has aphids I was going to spray it until I noticed it is covered in butterflies. Why are they so attracted to this tree is it because of the aphids? I don't want to spray the tree now and kill them.
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