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McAllen opens a new all-inclusive playground at Retama Park
Three McAllen park projects add up to $1.3 million
- $1,267,062
- in total city investment across three projects
- $372,062
- for the Retama Inclusive Playground
- $500,000
- for Camp McAllen improvements
Sources: ValleyCentral.com, Texas Border Business
If you've got little ones, Retama Park has a new place to play. City leaders held a ribbon-cutting Wednesday for the all-inclusive playground. It has a vibrant green playset, a shade roof structure, accessible turf and a wheelchair ramp. The city says its Grants Department, the McAllen Housing Commission and Hidalgo County Economic Development helped make it happen.
The ceremony also highlighted two more projects. Camp McAllen now has seven new picnic shelters, a parkour fitness course, a butterfly garden and shaded fishing docks. At Los Encinos Turf Field, the East Palomino baseball and softball fields became a soccer facility with a new 220-by-135-foot synthetic turf field.
Los Encinos' new soccer field covers about 29,700 square feet
Floor area of the Los Encinos soccer field, beside places you know
6 basketball courts would fit inside the Los Encinos soccer field
Source: Texas Border Business
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| Floor area | |
|---|---|
| The Los Encinos soccer field | 29,700 sq. ft. (220 by 135 feet) |
| A football field | 57,600 sq. ft. (end zones included) |
| A basketball court | 4,700 sq. ft. (NBA size) |
- Retama playground: 2500 Laurel Ave.
- Retama equipment: made for children ages 5–12
- Retama funding: Community Development Block Grant
- Camp McAllen also gets a new entrance gate
