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Preserve Lewis Park, Build Aquatic Center Elsewhere

Preserve Lewis Park, Build Aquatic Center Elsewhere

December 5, 2025 , , , , Joy Ramsey 1

The plans to build a proposed Aquatic Center at Lewis Park will decimate the existing fields, reducing quantity, size, and flexibility of this park. Addition of asphalt for parking and rooftops for the indoor pool and peripheral buildings, lazy river, slides and other features, will have detrimental impact on the areas ability to mitigate stormwater. Increased traffic will negatively impact the walkability and safety of the residential neighborhood. This proposed Aquatic Center will cost from $61- $107 Million dollars, which will be presented in the bond issue to be voted on in March of 2026.

Please support us in asking the City Council, Parks Department, and Mayor to find another location for this planned project rather than destroying this multipurpose, central, essential, neighborhood park. Logic would dictate maintaining Lewis Park over trying to replace what would be lost.

Mayor Seeks City Council Approval to Extend Lease of Lewis Park

Mayor Seeks City Council Approval to Extend Lease of Lewis Park

July 28, 2018 , Will 0

By now, I am sure you have seen the news that was posted yesterday. If you have not, you can check out the good news about Lewis Park here. Essentially, Mayor Jordan has worked out a one-year lease extension with the University of Arkansas for Lewis Park. In exchange, the University gets an extension of the Indian Hills property, which is behind Chik-Fil-A on MLK.

This is a welcome development. It means we have some more time to raise funds and build partnerships with other interested parties, like Fayetteville Public Schools. It also means we can get clarification by the State Legislature of Arkansas about public land expenditure rules. Finally, it means we will be able to use the park until next year and hopefully get it put on the 2019 Bond Issue. These are all good things for the people of Fayetteville.

Let’s keep up the good work. The finish line may be in sight, but we still have lots of work to do to #SaveLewis.

You can read more at the Fayetteville Flyer and the NW Arkansas Democrat Gazette.