Lewisville ISD track replacement approved; district to plant 50 replacement trees and not install lights or bleachers

Flower Mound — The Town Council approved a site plan and exception for a Forestwood Middle School track replacement, a project the district said is being paid from the 2024 bond package and intended to provide a regulation-size track and additional practice field amenities.

Tanya Caudle, representing Lewisville ISD, explained the campus is the only middle school in the district without a full-size track and that the district evaluated two concepts. The district selected a plan that minimizes tree removals and relocates an existing storage building to preserve more trees. Josh Barton of McAdams described the options, saying concept A (the selected plan) removes 15 specimen trees and 10 protected trees, while concept B would have removed more. The district committed to required mitigation and said it will plant 50 replacement trees, including those required inside compatibility buffers.

Staff confirmed the revised layout removed a starter‑chute element and significantly increased the distance between the new track and eastern property lines, improving compatibility for adjacent neighbors. Lewisville ISD emphasized there will be no bleachers or lighting installed as part of the project and identified Shadow Ridge Middle School as the nearest competition field.

Council members expressed sympathy for the loss of mature trees near the existing track but noted the project reduces the overall tree impacts versus other configurations and avoids adding lighting or bleachers that would increase neighborhood disturbance. The council approved the track plan and associated exceptions and tree mitigation by unanimous vote.

What’s next: The district and town will coordinate final mitigation plantings and implementation; any change that would add lighting or bleachers would require additional approvals.