"New Public Park Development Sparks Controversy in Austin"

A private developer, Taurus Investment Holdings, plans to build a 600-acre public park in east Austin that will be donated to the city's park system once completed. The park will cost $8 million and will be built over six to seven phases in the next seven years. It will feature a 12-foot wide paved trail, an outdoor amphitheater, picnic areas, playgrounds, and shade structures. The park will be located next to Whisper Valley, a sustainable community in the highway 130 corridor in east Austin.