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Horizon West: the public pieces are finally landing — two parks open in 2026, the library is weeks away

noted Aug 31, 2026

Thirty-one years into its master plan, Horizon West's civic catch-up is visibly underway. Orange County opened Phase 1A of Horizon West Regional Park in February — $15.6 million of access road, trail, pavilion and an inclusive playground — and cuts the ribbon on the smaller Watermark Park next to Panther Lake Elementary on August 31. The community's first library, a 20,000-square-foot branch on the park campus, is down to shelving and finishing touches, though the county still hasn't named an opening day. Meanwhile the road crews are everywhere: the Ficquette, Reams, Flemings and New Independence Parkway projects all run through early 2027.

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