Heritage Park improvements continue

August 21, 2025

By David Tuma

The Belton Journal

The City of Belton recently made some improvements to Heritage Park. LED lights were installed along the new soccer field/multi-purpose fields. These lights can be turned on remotely when needed. Musco Systems monitors the light poles and lets the Parks Department know if there are issues.

“I have turned on the lights from Colorado,” said James Grant, Director of Parks and Recreation. In the fall, being able to turn the lights on remotely when needed is an asset. These four light poles cost $250,000 to serve the recreation needs of Belton.

Disk golf has evolved in Heritage Park. The course has expanded to three 18-hole courses with beginner, intermediate, and pro-level courses. Volunteers mow the fairways of each course. Jim Deeken is the volunteer in charge of coordinating the mowing.

They also used turf to cover the tee boxes and areas around each golf course hole. The goal is to one day have concrete tee boxes. The pro-level golf course in Belton will host a tournament in October of this year.

Some possible improvements to Heritage Park are expanding playground equipment, and additional baseball backstops. The ponds fill up when it rains but quickly dry out in the summer. The ability to pump water into the ponds is a possible future addition from the Leon River. The City of Belton will possibly apply for another Texas Parks and Wildlife Grant for additional improvements.

It takes two full days to move the three courses. Deeken helps with the mowing and keeps track of traffic on the disc golf courses.