Texas
(This list does not include Recovery Action Program planning
grants.)
Project Sponsor: Austin
Project Name: Lott and Givens Parks
Federal Share: $344,000
Fiscal Year: 1983
Description: Lott Park - converted a building
into a park shelter, removed wading pool and constructed a
spray wall, constructed a new basketball court, and installed
lighting system. Givens District Park - constructed a park
shelter, playscape, comfort station, bleachers, walkways,
and barbeque pits, installed lighting, and irrigation system.
Project Sponsor: Austin
Project Name: Mabson Little League Baseball
Field
Federal Share: $65,576
Fiscal Year: 1991
Description: Renovated ballfield, restrooms,
concession building, and parking lot.
Project Sponsor: Austin
Project Name: Montopolis Neighborhood Park
Federal Share: $200,000
Fiscal Year: 1994
Description: Renovated a 7.61 acre site located
in the old municipality of Montopolis which is now incorporated
into the city of Austin. Installed new playground equipment,
security lighting and fencing, t-ball field, picnic shelter,
trails, shade structure for swimming pool, a portable stage,
portable bleachers, and scoreboard, horseshoe court and bicycle
racks.
Project Sponsor: Austin
Project Name: Lott Park
Federal Share: $500,000
Fiscal Year: 2001
Description: Renovation of this 1.06 acre
park includes converting a wading pool into a splash pool,
install new playground equipment and expansion of playground
lot, and construct a new basketball court.
Project Sponsor: Beaumont
Project Name: East Beaumont Parks
Federal Share: $276,000
Fiscal Year: 1981
Description: Central Park - renovated community
center. Liberia Park - installed new playground equipment,
and renovated wading pool. Cottonwood Park - renovated hard
surface play area. Roberts Park - renovated play area and
installed new playground equipment.
Project Sponsor: Beaumont
Project Name: Tyrrell Park, Wiess Park, Cottonwood
Park, and McLean Park
Federal Share: $293,600
Fiscal Year: 1983
Description: Tyrrell Park - renovation recreation
building. Wiess Park and Cottonwood Park - replaced playground
equipment, repaired sidewalks, and installed new benches.
McLean Park - renovated playground and ball court.
Project Sponsor: Beaumont
Project Name: Best Years Senior Activity
Center
Federal Share: $173,120
Fiscal Year: 1991
Description: Renovated senior citizen center
by improving handicap access, replaced heating system, floors,
and lighting.
Project Sponsor: Beaumont
Project Name: Youth-At Risk Recreation Program
Federal Share: $100,000
Fiscal Year: 1992
Description: Beaumont's at-risk recreation
counseling program targets 10 to 19 teens living in inner-city
economically depressed neighborhoods. Participants are selected
by a joint committee of officials from the school district,
housing authority, and law enforcement agencies. Recreation
activities included basketball, volleyball, indoor soccer,
softball, and various table games. Anti-drug and crime seminars,
teen counseling, CPR, First-Aid, and educational tutoring
programs were also provided. The program was operated out
of five schools for 36 weeks during the school year and 10
weeks during the summer. A Big Brother-Sister program was
initiated using student volunteers from Lamar University.
Project Sponsor: Beaumont
Project Name: McLean and Roberts Park
Federal Share: $200,000
Fiscal Year: 2001
Description: McLean Park renovation includes
new playground equipment and landscaping. Roberts Park renovations
include install new playground equipment, sidewalk, landscaping,
and new water playground.
Project Sponsor: Beaumont
Project Name: Cottonwood and Magnolia Parks
Federal Share: $260,000
Fiscal Year: 2002
Description: Cottonwood Park - install new
playground equipment, safety surfacing, water sprayground,
sidewalks, drinking fountain, pavilion, and landscaping. Magnolia
Park - install new playground equipment, safety surfacing,
and landscaping.
Project Sponsor: Bexar County
Project Name: Green Brigade Program
Federal Share: $100,000
Fiscal Year: 1992
Description: The Green Brigade Program was
a cooperative gardening venture sponsored by the Bexar County
Parks Department, Juvenile Probation Department, the Bexas
County Master Gardeners, Texas Agricultural Extension Service,
local school district, and private organizations. The program
began in the Fall of 1992 at Rodriquez Park. It served teens
ages 14 to 17. A majority of participants were juvenile offenders
who were referred to the program by the juvenile probation
department. Horticultural education included plant growth,
pruning, propagation, irrigation, and xeriscaping. Teens were
paid minimum wage . Juvenile offenders were required to turn
over part of their salary to pay for victim restitution. The
program continued through 1993, where many participants moved
into better jobs and some entered college. In 1994 the San
Antonio Police Department funded the program as part of their
weed and seed program in high-crime areas of Eastside San
Antonio.
Project Sponsor: Corpus Christi
Project Name: T.C. Ayers and Ben Garza Parks
Federal Share: $236,245
Fiscal Year: 1980
Description: T.C. Ayers Park - renovated
recreation center, and playfields, installed new playground
equipment and picnic tables and benches. Ben Garza Park -
renovated recreation center and playfield, parking lot, and
installed new playground equipment.
Project Sponsor: Corpus Christi
Project Name: Hillcrest Park
Federal Share: $40,000
Fiscal Year: 1980
Description: Section 1 - renovated playground,
ballcourts, picnic area, parking area, and installed new lighting
system. Section 2 - resurfaced ball court, installed new playground
equipment and lighting system, constructed a shelter, renovated
spray pool and backstop.
Project Sponsor: Denison
Project Name: Forest Park, Munson Park and
Waterloo Park
Federal Share: $358,222
Fiscal Year: 1980
Description: Forest Park - renovated tennis
courts, storage building, gazebo, restrooms, sidewalks, upgraded
electrical and lighting systems, installed new playground
equipment and picnic tables and benches. Munson Park Pool
- renovated swimming pool. Waterloo Park - renovated swimming
pool.
Project Sponsor: Denison
Project Name: Waterloo Park and Woodwar Street
Park
Federal Share: $48,000
Fiscal Year: 1983
Description: Waterloo Park - renovated two
ballfields. Woodwar Street Park - renovated ballfield.
Project Sponsor: Edinburg
Project Name: South Park
Federal Share: $54,080
Fiscal Year: 1984
Description: Renovated swimming pool.
Project Sponsor: Edinburg
Project Name: Jaycee, West, Citrus and Apollo
Parks
Federal Share: $249,240
Fiscal Year: 2001
Description: Renovation of the following
park sites: the 2.6 acre park playground equipment, benches,
landscaping, and recreation building. West Park - baseball
backstop, playground equipment, safety surface, and landscaping.
Citrus Park - 0.9 acre park includes new playground equipment,
park shelter, trees and landscaping. Apollo Park - 2.1 acre
park renovation includes new playground equipment, baseball
backstop and trees and landscaping.
Project Sponsor: El Paso
Project Name: Hawkins Swimming Pool
Federal Share: $640,000
Fiscal Year: 1980
Description: Demolished outdoor swimming
pool and constructed an indoor swimming pool facility.
Project Sponsor: El Paso
Project Name: Memorial Park
Federal Share: $240,000
Fiscal Year: 1984
Description: Installed sprinkler system,
constructed a pedestrian mall, installed new benches, lighting
system, and upgraded landscaping.
Project Sponsor: El Paso
Project Name: Armijo Recreation Center
Federal Share: $250,000
Fiscal Year: 1991
Description: Renovated floors, lighting system,
heating/cooling system, improved handicap accessibility.
Project Sponsor: El Paso
Project Name: Blackie Chesher Park
Federal Share: $500,000
Fiscal Year: 2001
Description: Upgrade baseball and soccer
fields, concession stand, and restroom facility, lighting,
and landscaping.
Project Sponsor: El Paso County
Project Name: Gallegos Park
Federal Share: $422,515
Fiscal Year: 2001
Description: Renovation of recreation center,
swimming pool, bathhouse, install new playground equipment,
and new ballfield/court lighting.
Project Sponsor: Fort Worth
Project Name: Seven Playgrounds
Federal Share: $500,000
Fiscal Year: 2001
Description: Install new playground equipment
in the following neighborhood parks: Maddox Park, Sylvania
Park, Oakland Lake Park, Traders Oak Park, Eastover Park,
William McDonald Park, and Little People Park.
Project Sponsor: Fort Worth
Project Name: 14 Park Playgrounds
Federal Share: $1,000,000
Fiscal Year: 2002
Description: Arneson, Capps, Crestwood, Fairfax,
Far Northside, Greenbriar, Greenway, Jefferson Davis, Linwood,
Meadowood, Normandy Place, Rosen, Stephens, and Village Creek.
Install new playground equipment at all sites.
Project Sponsor: Galveston
Project Name: Adoue and Lasker Parks
Federal Share: $56,800
Fiscal Year: 1979
Description: Both sites - installed new playground
equipment, drinking fountains, new lighting system, handicap
ramps, and new handicap playground equipment.
Project Sponsor: Houston
Project Name: Law Park Youth Sports Fields
Federal Share: $250,000
Fiscal Year: 1991
Description: Renovated ballfields, and installed
new lighting system.
Project Sponsor: Houston
Project Name: Sunnyside Recreation Center
Federal Share: $200,000
Fiscal Year: 1994
Description: Replaced roof, plumbing lines
and fixtures, HVAC system, electrical wiring and upgraded
landscaping.
Project Sponsor: Houston
Project Name: Swiney Park
Federal Share: $450,800
Fiscal Year: 2001
Description: Renovation of multi-purpose
pavilion, recreation center and install new playground equipment
and safety surface, new sewer line, and landscape improvements.
Project Sponsor: Houston
Project Name: Settegast Park
Federal Share: $800,000
Fiscal Year: 2002
Description: Renovation includes new playground
equipment and safety surfacing, picnic tables and benches,
tennis court improvements, repair pavilion, ballfield, lighting,
and landscaping.
Project Sponsor: Laredo
Project Name: Colbert Little League Field
Federal Share: $62,400
Fiscal Year: 1979
Description: Replaced lighting, fencing,
dug-outs, and wooden bleachers, constructed new restroom,
concession, and storage areas, installed new sprinkler system.
Project Sponsor: Laredo
Project Name: Thomas Pool, Civic Center Pool
Softball Complex
Federal Share: $125,200
Fiscal Year: 1983
Description: Thomas Pool and Civic Center
Pool - renovated swimming pool facility. Softball Complex
- installed new lights, backstops, sprinkler system, renovated
dugouts, bleachers, and restrooms.
Project Sponsor: Laredo
Project Name: Seven Flags Park
Federal Share: $385,200
Fiscal Year: 2002
Description: Install new playground equipment,
skate court, picnic tables and benches, park furniture, walkways,
security lighting, parking lot, and landscaping.
Project Sponsor: McAllen
Project Name: Municipal Park
Federal Share: $76,618
Fiscal Year: 1983
Description: Renovated ballfields, restrooms,
parking area, fencing and lighting. Installed new picnic tables
and benches, and sprinkler system.
Project Sponsor: McAllen
Project Name: Five Recreation Sites
Federal Share: $200,000
Fiscal Year: 1991
Description: Sepuin School Park, Alvarez
School, Navarro School, Bonham School, and Airport Park -
installed new playground equipment, picnic tables and benches,
renovated play curt, planted new trees, and handicap access
improvements.
Project Sponsor: McAllen
Project Name: Lions Park
Federal Share: $210,400
Fiscal Year: 2001
Description: Renovation of recreation building
includes a new roof, electrical and plumbing. Install new
playground equipment, sand volleyball court, basketball/pavilion,
and landscaping.
Project Sponsor: Pasadena
Project Name: Pasadena Highland Park
Federal Share: $105,560
Fiscal Year: 2002
Description: Replacement of playground equipment
and safety surface, ball court, picnic tables and benches,
pavilion, and landscaping.
Project Sponsor: Pharr
Project Name: Valley Community Center Park
Federal Share: $180,000
Fiscal Year: 2002
Description: Renovation of park includes
new playground equipment and safety surface, picnic tables
and benches, pavilion, conversion of a tennis court to a basketball
court, irrigation system, fitness trail, and landscaping.
Project Sponsor: San Antonio
Project Name: Brackenridge Park
Federal Share: $824,000
Fiscal Year: 1980
Description: Renovation of 80-year old park
focused on a 7-acre core along the San Antonio riverfront
in the historic section. Selected road segments and parking
areas were eliminated in favor of pedestrian use through addition
of a pedestrian mall, landscaping, and related improvements
to park furniture. Renovated historic Koehler Pavilion, and
installed new picnic tables and benches.
Project Sponsor: San Antonio
Project Name: Brackenridge Park
Federal Share: $249,999
Fiscal Year: 1991
Description: Converted a 50-year old stone
bathhouse along the bankis of the San Antonio River into a
made-like playscape, and linked it to a nearby playground
and large pavilion, and converted an old snack bar building
into a group recreation activity facility.
Project Sponsor: San Antonio
Project Name: Seven Recreation Sites
Federal Share: $784,000
Fiscal Year: 1983
Description: River Linear Park Walkway -
renovated lighting/electrical systems, walkways, and metal
railings. Brackenridge Park - demolished and reconstructed
river retaining wall. Sunken Gardens Outdoor Theatre - renovated
dressing rooms, restrooms, courtyard, and upgraded electrical
sytem. Arnold Park, Copornicus Park, and Garza Park - replaced
irrigation systems. McFarlin Tennis Center - renovated ball
courts and replaced fencing.
Project Sponsor: San Antonio
Project Name: Roving Leader Outreach Program
Federal Share: $100,000
Fiscal Year: 1992
Description: Children and teens were the
target audience of the Roving Leader Outreach program. The
Roving Leaders were experience recreation supervisors who
worked in six neighborhoods. In the absence of dedicated recreation
sites or mobile vans the leaders worked out of the trunk of
their cars six days a week offering a variety of sports and
play equipment on street corners, vacant lots, parking lots.
Their job was to meet and develop a rapport with neighborhood
kids through a range of "pick-up" recreation activities such
as basketball, volleyball, games and crafts. Offering advice
on staying in school, avoiding the drug and crime pitfalls,
and advising teens on how to obtain jobs and other social
services.
Project Sponsor: San Antonio
Project Name: Missions Hike/Bike Trail
Federal Share: $200,000
Fiscal Year: 1994
Description: Renovated 5 mile trail along
the banks of the San Antonio River linking four historic Spanish
Colonial Missions. Project included replacement of four bridges
and repaving trail surface.
Project Sponsor: San Antonio
Project Name: Lincoln Park Pool and Playground
Federal Share: $499,978
Fiscal Year: 2001
Description: Renovation of swimming pool,
demolish and rebuild bathhouse, and install new playground
equipment and safety surface.
Project Sponsor: Texarkana
Project Name: Six Recreation Sites
Federal Share: $117,923
Fiscal Year: 1980
Description: Spring Lake Park - replaced
playground equipment, resurfaced two ballfields, fencing,
and swimming pool deck. Fergusson Park and Beverly Park -
installed new playground equipment. Lincoln Park - replaced
playground equipment and backboards, resurfaced ball courts.
Findley Park - constructed restrooms, resurfaced parking area,
installed new playground equipment and bleachers, renovated
ball courts, ballfields, and new fencing. Karrh Park - renovated
four ballfields, replaced fencing and bleachers.
Project Sponsor: Waco
Project Name: Sul Ross Senior Citizen Center,
Dewey Recreation Center, and South Waco Recreation Center
Federal Share: $240,000
Fiscal Year: 1980
Description: Renovated three recreation centers.
Project Sponsor: Waco
Project Name: Oakwood and Brooklyn Parks
Federal Share: $112,000
Fiscal Year: 1983
Description: Oakwood Park - renovated restrooms,
resurfaced parking lot, replaced trash receptacles, water
fountains, lighting system, and handicap access improvements.
Brooklyn Park - installed new playground equipment, drinking
fountains, lighting system, and resurfaced parking lot.
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