The developers behind Silicon Sands, the resort-style waterpark planned for south Sherman, have registered the project with the state at an estimated cost of $25 million, and the filing puts construction later than the schedule they described at the start of the year.
The Oct. 6 registration, in a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation database, lists a construction start of Feb. 1, 2027, and a completion date of April 1, 2028. Both are estimates entered by the person filing the form.
What the filing describes
According to the TDLR record, the project is new construction at 300-1000 E. FM 1417 covering 479,160 square feet, or about 11 acres. The scope lists:
- pools and water attractions with decks and pool equipment
- ticketing and retail space
- restrooms and food and beverage buildings
- parking, utilities and site work
The owner is listed as Terra Perpetua LLC of Plano, and the design firm as Paladin Building Company of Denison. The filing describes the project as privately funded on private land. Its status on the state site is "Project Registered."
A later timeline than January's
In early January, a member of the development team, identified by KXII as Hefton, told the station that dirt would start moving late in the spring or early in the summer of 2026, with an opening expected in mid-2027. He said then that the project was in design and engineering and that its financing was "lined up and committed."
