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City Park grant sought

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council took one step closer at its meeting last week when it approved applying for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Local Park grant program for funding to build the SPI City Park. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port …

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Council OK’s fill for park

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council at its meeting Wednesday approved a $30,000 budget amendment to replace the fill under the playground equipment at the Water Tower Park. The funds will be drawn from unrestricted reserves set aside for this project. To read the rest of this story, please …

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City receives $662k grant

Special to the PRESS The City of Port Isabel has been awarded a combined $662,515 in grant funding from the Texas General Land Office for the Arturo Galvan Coastal Park. The funding will allow the start of construction of a Living Shoreline, part of the Arturo Galvan Coastal Park (formerly known as Derry Waterfront Park) …

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Council approves park proposal

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island will soon have another park to offer its permanent residents and potential tourists as the City Council on Wednesday approved setting aside $100,000 to develop the project. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call …

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Skaters ask: ‘Where’s our park?’

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The skateboarding community of Lower Laguna Madre is calling out to the City of Port Isabel for the elected officials to follow through with their dormant plan to build a skate park. Dennis Parker, 41, has been skateboarding for three decades and said the City would benefit significantly from …

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More facilities slated at LV parks

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Responding to the expanded use of recently upgraded City parks, officials in Laguna Vista last week agreed to install more facilities for outdoor recreation here. Selecting three of nine proposed amenities, the new additions will cost $17,850. Included will be four new barbecue pits, five picnic tables that …

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‘A Day at the Beach’ this Saturday

South Padre Parade The Palm Resaca Mobile Home Park in Brownsville will be hosting “A Day at the Beach” on Saturday, March 2. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature a bake sale, cake walks, games, door prizes and raffles. There will be a talent show, as well …

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