A series of park upgrades and new park construction are in line for El Paso if city voters two weeks from now approve a $20.8 million bond proposal.
That question is part of an overall package of three bonds totaling $272.5 million that will also fund street and sidewalk projects throughout El Paso and implement a climate control initiative.
The parks proposal, officially Proposition B, will see the building of up to 18 shade structures in El Paso’s parks. To date, some 77 shade structures have been erected citywide, with the goal of at least one shade structure in all eight of El Paso’s council districts.
Uniquely, Proposition B will also fund the building of what are known as accessible playgrounds, allowing for children both with and without disabilities to play together.
Accessible parks include such features as flat surfaces better designed for wheelchair use, wide paths, and accessible bathrooms. In recent years such parks have increasingly been built in cities across the country, as well as within the U.S. National Park System.
By Garry Boulard
