Sunday, March 16, 2014

Save Lincoln Park! Beautiful Graphic by Gilbert Velasquez



5 comments:

  1. Unfortunately, the people of Brownsville will not get excited or active about this issue.....not unless their welfare benefits were threatened unless they acted. This issue is totally up to the elected officials. We will see who, of them, demonstrate that they speak and act for the citizens of this city.....and those who seek to make the fatcat UT-System even fatter (or to make Juliet prosper in her last year).

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  2. This will be the Second Time the City of Brownsville has lost a Lincoln Park ----
    Opening of Lincoln Park Set for August
    The Brownsville Herald July 6, 2001
    By Angeles Negrete Lares

    Lincoln Park will celebrate its grand opening in August, Brownsville and Texas
    Department of Transportation officials announced Thursday.
    The 48-acre park, one-half mile from Veterans International Bridge at Los
    Tomates, is among Brownsvilles largest parks, city officials said.
    It replaces the old Lincoln Park, which stood east of International Boulevard
    where Expressway 77/83 now leads to the Los Tomates bridge. The city gave that
    land and the land for the new park to TxDOT.
    Park construction started in late 1999 at a cost of $1.5 million, paid for by
    TxDOT.
    But construction was delayed after six months to search for the special brick
    that would give the area a historical touch, said Paul Calapa, city
    purchasing director.
    Officials said the new park has tree-lined paseos, games, trees, grass and an
    amphitheater that will seat about 1,500 spectators.
    We need these kinds of projects to unite neighborhoods and their families in
    parks like this one, Mayor Blanca S. Vela said when the project started.
    We chose this area because we felt that it was the place where the most
    children needed a place to play, have fun and learn, she said.
    City officials said Southmosts estimated 55,000 residents will be the main
    beneficiaries of the new park.
    One of them cant wait for it to open.
    My son is extremely happy. He can barely wait for the afternoon to come by so
    he can go play, commented Gloria Miranda, who lives a few blocks from the
    park.

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  3. Brownsville does not have enough nice parks at that side of town has none but Lincoln Park. The City ought to take care of its citizens. Let UT take care of UT. They could buy Brownsville and sell it at a discount. UT doesnt even need it with the start of UTRGV and the ability to put campuses anywhere in the valley they want. Why not the next addition in north Brownsville, where everyone is already moving to? Time to give up on Juliettaville and other fantasies.

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  4. I really enjoy taking my kids to this park and am disappointed by this news. :(

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  5. I really enjoy taking my kids to this park and am disappointed by this news. :(

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