The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has given more than $3.4 million to a number of parks in the Houston region to “create and enhance outdoor recreation.”
The funds given to parks in the Houston region are a component of the Parks and Wildlife Commission’s overall $30.9 million grant program. The committee stated that in order for the awards to be awarded, the participating sites must continue to be public park land for all time. Grants were given to 50 community parks in all, and the money will be utilized for a range of upgrades, such as playgrounds, splash pads, sports fields, trails, landscaping, piers, kayak launches, and sports fields.
Funds were given to four parks in Houston and Harris County as well as one in Galveston County. The panel reported the following distribution of the funds:
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Harris County received $468,724 for the John Paul Landing Environmental Education Center in Cypress.
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Harris County Precinct 3 received $763,406 for Edgewater Park in Humble. The project will include improvements to playground equipment, native landscaping, site amenities, a restroom, parking, access drive and trails.
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The City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department received $2 million for improvements to the Mason Park Community Center.
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The City of La Porte received $177,513 to improve a bird observation pier and a pedestrian bridge at the Little Cedar Bayou Bridges Project.
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The City of Galveston received $375,000 to renovate Jones Park. The project will include demolition, trails, site amenities, shade installation, bioswales, a permeable basketball court, signage, native landscaping and irrigation.
The Parks and Wildlife Commission website has the complete list of statewide grant recipients.
