Denison formally annexes Loy Park
Herald Democrat
Efforts by Denison to incorporate Loy Lake Park into the city concluded this week as city leaders formally annexed the property into the city. The Denison City Council quietly formalized the annexation during a meeting Monday night as a part of the consent agenda with no individual discussion.
The annexation came nearly four months after the city and Grayson County announced plans to transfer the park from county to city ownership in an effort to make best use of the 200-acre site.
"Loy Lake Park is in the center of our community and it sets directly in our path for our growth. We are going to grow organically moving west from Highway 75 and quite frankly, we couldn't stop it if we wanted to. As it sits right now, Loy Lake has very little opportunity improvement but so much potential to become a point of pride in our region," Mayor Janet Gott said late last year.